US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergei Lavrov in Sochi Tuesday for talks that were delayed by the Secretary’s conference in Brussels with European leaders on the escalating crisis with Iran. US special representative on Iran Brian Hook dodged questions about Iran’s responsibility for what he said, “seemed to be attacks on commercial vessels anchored off Fujairah.” He admitted that the incident had been mentioned in Pompeo’s talks in Brussels and that the US was “very glad” to meet the UAE’s request for assistance in the investigation. Earlier, President Donald Trump warned that Iran would “suffer greatly” if it targeted US interests.
An unnamed US official in Washington said initial assessments suggested Iran was involved in the explosions on the four ships, but there is no evidence of this as yet.
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