The United States Navy search and seizure team from The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul's (DDG 74) speak to fishermen aboard a Bahraini dhow during routine maritime security operations in Arabian Sea, June 11, 2019. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance to the Gulf and said it was seeking international consensus about the threat to shipping, despite Tehran denying involvement in the explosions at sea.
Thursday's attacks raised fears of a confrontation in the vital oil shipping route at a time of increased tension between Iran and the United States over U.S. sanctions and military moves in the Middle East, Tehran's proxy groups in the region and its nuclear programme.
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