KEY POINTS
- The U.S. blames Iran for the Gulf of Oman attacks on two tankers.
- It will likely take days, weeks or even months for the military to go through the forensics needed to find out exactly who is behind the attack.
- But “Iran’s ships are very exposed. I’d expect the U.S. would be able to sink Iran’s navy in about two days,” one defense expert tells CNBC.
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The war of words between the U.S. and Iran took a dangerous turn after two ships were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. One of the tankers was operated by a Japanese company.
They were hit Thursday, the same day Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rhouhani.
The Trump administration put the blame squarely on Iran.
“It…
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