U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter late Thursday to urge the Trump administration to show restraint in its dealings with Iran. The freshman congresswoman's request came after the White House blamed Tehran for recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the downing of a drone in international airspace. "This administration needs to put down its saber and pick up a phone," Ocasio-Cortez wrote. Iran’s Supreme Leader Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei took a personal shot at President Trump last week when he was pressed about the oil tankers. The paper, citing a senior administration official, reported that planes and ships were in position, but were told to stand down.

Source: Fox News June 21, 2019 05:48 UTC