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Published: Monday, 17 June 2019 07:44

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Foto: PLWashington, June 17. - According to two government officials, the possibility of sending more US forces and military means to the Middle East will take on new analyzes of President Donald Trump's national security team.

The assessment will come after the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on June 13, but it is not yet clear when there will be a decision and the president will be informed, said the sources, and quoted by the CNN television network.

They pointed out that the discussions will focus on the objectives of deterrence and defense against what Washington considers to be Iranian aggression, and the specific forces necessary to fulfill those purposes.

In that sense, they mentioned additional amounts of uniformed, Patriot missiles, combat aircraft and boats for various purposes.

Yesterday, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, blamed Iran for the attacks on those ships, accusations rejected by Tehran, as it did last Thursday in an appearance before journalists, without accepting questions.

The vessels, Kokuka Courageous and Altair Front, operated by a Japanese company and owned by a Norwegian shipping company, respectively, and now in ports of the United Arab Emirates, suffered impacts and explosions as they left the Strait of Hormuz, some 50 kilometers from the coast Iranian.

Pompeo said in an interview on Sunday with Fox television that the United States will guarantee the free movement of ships in that area.

They must assume that we are going to guarantee the freedom of navigation across the straits, said the head of American diplomacy in line with the comments also issued by Trump.

In the opinion of Pompeo, this is an international challenge, important for everyone, and his country, he insisted, will make sure to take all necessary actions, diplomatic or otherwise, to achieve this result.

As part of Washington's hostility to Tehran, Trump blamed Iran three days ago for the attacks by also expressing to the Fox network that "the Iranians did it."

You saw it, they do not know that we have the techniques that allow us to observe in the dark, said the governor after the Central Command released a video that refers to Iranian forces withdrawing a mine from the Kokuka Courageous.

Such material shows a small boat on the side of the ship, while an individual reaches the hull and removes an object, and according to the United States it was probably a mine that did not explode.

Also in the dialogue, Trump said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, considered by the head of the White House, without mentioning the American arsenal, among "the great difficulties of the world."

Discrepancies between the United States and Iran increased when on May 8, 2018 Trump announced the departure of his country from the nuclear agreement with the Persian nation. (PL)