9:05 a.m. ET, June 14, 2019
Trump on Gulf attacks: "Iran did do it"
From CNN's Barbara Starr, Devan Cole and Eliza Mackintosh
The United States has blamed Iran for an
attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, releasing video footage that it claims shows an Iranian patrol boat removing an exploded mine from one of the vessels' hulls.
In the video, a smaller boat is shown coming up to the side of one of the two attacked tankers. An individual stands up on the bow of the boat and can be seen removing an object from the tanker's hull. The US says that object is likely an unexploded mine.
A senior diplomatic source of a US ally told CNN Friday, "It is a virtual certainty Iran was behind this latest attack. The video now nails it."
How Trump is reacting: "Iran did do it, and you know they did it because you saw the boat," the President said during a phone interview on Fox and Friends Friday morning, referring to the video.