FILE - In this Friday, May 24, 2019, file photo, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan. The visit comes as tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region amid a crisis between Washington and Iran. Last year, the Trump administration pulled America out of the nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions on Iran targeting the country’s oil sector. ___10:05 a.m.President Donald Trump’s national security adviser says there was a failed attack recently on the Saudi oil-port city of Yanbu. Bolton’s remarks mark the first time anyone has alleged that Yanbu was targeted during the ongoing Persian Gulf crisis.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2019 19:07 UTC