Article 4H6J7 Trump blames Iran for oil tanker attacks and calls country a 'nation of terror'

Trump blames Iran for oil tanker attacks and calls country a 'nation of terror'

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Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington
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Iran's foreign minister said US made allegations without 'factual or circumstance evidence' hours before Trump's Fox News interview

Donald Trump has blamed Iran for recent attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, describing the country is a "nation of terror".

Speaking with Fox News on Friday, the president rejected Tehran's denials that it was involved in the attacks and cited a video released by US Central Command late Thursday purporting to show an Iranian vessel removing an unexploded mine from one of the tankers.

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