US urges action "short of war" over oil tanker sabotage

The US ambassador to Saudi Arabia says Washington should take what he called “reasonable responses short of war” after it had determined who was behind attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Oil tanker sabotage stokes US-Iran tensions

Saudi Arabia says two of its oil tankers are among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, describing it as an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies amid heightened US-Iranian tensions.