介绍： Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran is to blame for attacks today on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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MIKE POMPEO: This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shippi...

介绍： Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran is to blame for attacks today on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
MIKE POMPEO: 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.
CORNISH: Not only have tensions between the U.S. and Iran increased because of these attacks; oil prices have risen, too. We'll hear more about the impact on oil in a moment.
But first, we're going to start with NPR's Peter Kenyon. And Peter, tell us the latest about what happened to these two ships.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: Well, the two tankers are still afloat, but they're evacuated now after suffering explosions and damage not far from the Strait of Hormuz there in the Persian Gulf. Today's events, following attacks that took place off the UAE coast last month, occurred after the White House ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force to take up position outside the Strait of Hormuz.
So far, there's been speculation as to who carried out today's attacks. It's focused on either Iran or someone who wants to make it look like Iran.

美国国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥表示，伊朗要为今天阿曼湾发生的两只油轮遇袭事件负责。
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迈克·蓬佩奥：这一评估是根据情报信息、所使用武器、执行这一行动所需的技术、伊朗最近发动的类似袭击作出的，而且，在这个地区活动的任何团体都没有执行这一高度复杂行动所需要的资源和能力。
柯妮什：因为这些袭击事件，不仅是美国和伊朗之间的紧张关系持续升级，油价也随之上涨。稍后我们将详细了解这些事件带来的影响。
但首先我们要连线NPR新闻的彼得·肯杨。彼得，请你介绍一下这两艘油轮遇袭的最新情况。
彼得·肯杨连线：两艘油轮仍漂浮在海上，但它们在波斯湾距离霍尔木兹海峡不远处遭遇爆炸后受损，目前两艘油轮的船员已被安全疏散。除了今天发生的事件，上个月阿联酋沿海也发生了几起袭击，而在这些袭击发生前，白宫要求美国海军亚伯拉罕·林肯号航空母舰战斗群和轰炸机特遣部队赶赴霍尔木兹海峡外围就位。
目前，外界对今天所发生袭击的幕后黑手有诸多猜测。大多数人认为要么是伊朗所为，要么是有人想让伊朗为这起袭击背黑锅。