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Territorial waters and air space. the rest of the international community generally does not agree. they see it as international. this comes just one day after the u.s. military delivered what they called hard evidence that one of the tankers attacked in the gulf of oman last week was targeted by a limpit mine. they didnt say it was specifically placed by iran but did say it is the kind of explosive iran has in its inventory. >> kristen, what is the white house saying? >> reporter: i spoke with ...

And use under water. some are set off with a timer while others only explode after the vessel its attached to travel a specific distance. limpits were used in world war ii. iran is no stranger to limpit mines. they were use in the 80s during the eight-year tanker war with iran and iraq where the two nations attacked each others tankers in the gulf. its believed that limpit mines were used in the may attack off the coast of the united arab emirates. the u.s. pointed the finger at iran for those a...

>> u.s. central command released this photo showing what it says is an unexploded mine attached to the hull of one of the tankers attacked outside the persian gulf thursday. part of the evidence that theyve been rolling out to suggest that iran is behind this attack. this video also released by the u.s. military shows what it claims as proof of irans involvement. this iranian revolutionary guard boat removed the unexploded mine from the hull. iran denies any role in the attack. >> jennifer griff...