United States President Donald Trump’s administration is focused on building international consensus following attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East, which the US has blamed Iran for, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said on Friday.
Shanahan told Pentagon reporters that he, White House national security adviser John Bolton and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared that goal, Reuters reported.
Iran has rejected US accusations that it was responsible for Thursday’s explosions on a Japanese tanker and a Norwegian tanker at the entrance to the Gulf.
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Shanahan, asked later whether he was considering sending more troops or military capabilities to the Middle East, Shanahan said: “As you know we’re always planning various contingencies,” Reuters quoted.
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