Trump seeks Iran talks after tanker blasts

By By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor
Updated June 15 2019 - 3:08pm, first published 3:03pm
US President Donald Trump says the Oman Gulf tanker attack has Iran "written all over it".
US President Donald Trump says the Oman Gulf tanker attack has Iran "written all over it".

US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but he also held out hope that implicit US threats to use force will yield talks with the Islamic Republic as the Pentagon considers beefing up defences in the Persian Gulf area.