Iran is “almost certainly” responsible for mines that damaged oil tankers in the Persian Gulf this month, as well as for a previously undisclosed drone attack on an oil pipeline on Saudi Arabia’s west coast, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Wednesday. John Bolton, speaking to reporters during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, provided no evidence for the charges. “I don’t think you’ll find people in the National Security [Council] at present who want a war with Iran. Just as Bolton’s barbs toward Iran have been sharp, some Iranian officials have been unstinting in their criticism of him. Various senior officials on Wednesday called Bolton a “warmonger” and his statements “ridiculous” and “ludicrous,” according to Iranian media.

Source: National Post May 30, 2019 16:14 UTC