tumble towards war. this was meant to be a week of diplomacy' japas prime minister is in tehran hoping to help ease tensions, onlycao see them te. today he met iran's top leader,m ayatollah ei. iran calls the timing of the attacks suspicious and rejects any responsibility. iran ialso blamed for this, an attack yesterday on airport in saudi arabia, 26 injured. yemen's houthi rebels, allied to iran, say this is their work. two weeks ago, king salman called arab anmuslim leaders to mecca, islam's holiest site, for a show of strength. saudi officials tolde then they don't want a war, but some spoke of a proportionate response. isso w next? last month that u.s. movedarn aircraftrier and bombers to the gulf. president trump says he was to talk to iran. they won't, not while he imposes cripplg economic sanctions. everyone says they don't want a war, but everyone is on edge. lyse doucet, bbc news. jane: immediately after mr. pompeo accused iran the attacks, my colleague katty kay asked former defense secretary ash carter for his reaction. mr. carter: secretary pompeo said quite clearly we reached the conclusion and he cited e sources that it was the iranians. less -- l