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Responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today. this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. >> secretary pompeo provided no detailed proof of that assertion. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, was visiting iran at the time of the attack, and, remember, one of the vessels flies under a japanese flag. iran is denying an...

They do. >> that is the key part. you have to prove -- >> you have to prove that you knew. >> i want to break into secretary pompeo -- >> iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of omn today and this is based on the level of expertise for the execution and recent attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. this is only the latest in a series of attacks instigated by the iran republican of iran and its surrogates and they should be understood in the context of...

On two oil tankers. we're told the video is of an iranian navy boat removing a mine from one of the ships. alex marquardt is out front. >> reporter: it was early morning in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes when the blasts went off. flames pouring out the side of one of the tankers. the united states quickly accusing iran of the attacks. >> this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency ...

Intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. >> he didn't provide hard evidence. this would be no surprise to many, including u.s. allies who also believe that in the last attacks last month on tanker ships, it went all the way up to iran's elite revolutionary guard as being behind that. pompeo listed a string of incidents just in the last few weeks that he attributes to i...

United states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today. this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation. >> reporter: going a step further to accuse government leaders but offering no public evidence. >> no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. >> reporter: the u.s. further challenging iran at the u.n. >> it's unacceptable are go party to attack commercial shipping. and today...