secretary of state michael pompeo blaming iran for the tanker attacks in the gulf of oman, saying itear threat to international security check out this video coming into cnbc this morning. this comes from u.s. central command, the u.s. navy it appears to show a small iranian boat removing what looks to be an unexploded mine from one of the two tankers in the gulf of oman yesterday joining us now is helima croft if that is accurate, that puts the attention squarely on iran, but what does that mean for geopolitics in. >> the question what is the united states going to do? for the last month, had president trump saying don't want a war, i don't want regime change, prime minister abe in iran trying to get a diplomatic off ramp and then a japanese tanker struck. >> bad look. >> bad look. the question is, if you're president trump, are you going to escalate sanctions or going to have to deploy more military forces to the region, more carriers going to the gulf those are the type of things we have to think about. >> we had this, it is early, the years escape me, what year was it, late mid'9

all of this happening as secretary of state michael pompeo arrives in saudi arabia today.y gamble live from our awe bu da bu news room with more hadley >> hey, good morning, brian. as you say, u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo making a last-minute trip to the gcced a saudi arabia and the uae as well no doubtedly discussing these upcoming sanctions on iran but also talking a bit about the price volatility we have seen over the last several days given the events of the last several weeks oil prices as much as 9% i had the chance to catch up this weekend with the u.s. special representative on iran brian hook i asked him not just about the sanctions but also where the administration has a plan to combat all of this price volatility he said one country is to blame. listen in. >> iran is trying to drive up the price of oil by these attacks, i think, in the region. but we're doing everything we can to deter those attacks and to respond in a way. we are talking, on my visits here the secretary is also having these conversations about what sort of ideas do we have to enhance mar

mark esper is a classmate of michael pompeo from west point, they are friends, and this would do two nt, but also demonstrate that esper has a more hardline view consistent withjohn esper has a more hardline view consistent with john bolton and secretary pompeo, where the president may be a little less hardline. so we have a group of hawkish people when it comes to the issue of iran now surrounding the president? i would say with mark esperin president? i would say with mark esper in the job, it is certainly the case that may have pushed those important positions more to the right. you have come back from the region, do you think the united states and toronto —— united states and iran are coming closer to conflict? it is my experience that no—one once more, it is preferred that this a set of diplomatic and everybody is concerned that a wrong slip, a bad mistake, something like we saw with the oil tankers, may precipitate an armed conflict that nobody wants. let me talk to you about the statement the white house has put out about iran, is it possible they were involved, we saw that sma

secretary of state michael pompeo met with the president of the afghanistan to talk about peace talksban and the security situation there. this is ahead of the presidential polls in afghanistan. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with more. reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo landed in afghanistan in an unannounced visit to talk about iran. a day after president trump signed the new sanctions order, top iranian officials mocked the sanctions and said the potential for talks with the united states are now dead. here is iran's president. >> the white house actions are mentally retarded. didn't you say you wanted to negotiate? if you are telling the truth and want to negotiate you would not put sanctions on our foreign minister at the same time. this shows you are full of lies. reporter: the president responded with a tweet that their ignorant statement shows they don't understand reality. any attack by iran on anything american will be met with great and overpell manying force. the trump administration plans to sanction iran's top diplomat who spent months negotiating with john ke

leaders from mexico will meet with secretary of state michael pompeo to talk about the tariff threatimportantly what they may need to do to stop it tracy pot ss li tracie potts is live in d.c. with more. >> reporter: they're bringing a plan, they're also meeting with the vice president and others. it is a keymeeting at the whit house today but also key is the opposition from republicans on this idea of taxing mexican goods. republicans don't like it, and turns out they may have enough votes to block it. >> it's a vote. >> mexico's foreign minister is bringing an immigration proposal to the white house today he's hoping to convince vice president mike pence not to impose a 5% tax on mexican goods starting monday. >> we are going to have our best effort in order to avoid complications or tariffs next week >> if they will meet the demands of the administration, we don't need tariffs, if they don't put tariffs on. >> today's meeting includes the secretaries of state and homeland security, the vice president's chef of staff, and a white house lawyer president trump is threatening tariffs

secretary of state michael pompeo has authority over our missions around the world, whether they be embassies administration there was guidance that embassies and consulates could fly the pride flag. that was delegated to the consul general to do what he or she thought was appropriate in their particular country. secretary of state pompeo made a decision to proactively end that policy and to send instructions to all missions around the world that the gay pride flag was not to be thrown externally at our missions aren't world. that was secretary of state pompeo, honestly, doing something in line with many of his past communities on the lgtqi community, president nominated someone who is very public and very strong views on the lgti community and secretary of state and now we're seeing the impact of that decision >> you spent a lot of time in these embassies. those who found a quote, up quote work-around like we were just mention, do you think they will face some consequences from pompeo and the state department back in d.c.? >> i doubt that, but what it does say is secretary pompeo is complete

. >> the secretary of state michael pompeo the intelligence officials are figuring these into attacksle east on iran, they are saying that an unexploded mind discovered with the same type used to damage for oil takers in the same area. the uss refuge 2 rescue 21 sailt was headed for 21 filled with oil. when it was attacked. we seem to be saying that that is iran. i want to get to read right now from house ways and means committee republican congress and kevin brady. this is just coming at you and i plunges for that. but the latest incident, we say is iran, so if that is true what we do? >> good morning, good to see. i'm a little behind the times, we've been added to a half-hour loading block and separate out to this meeting on mca. >> you one of the few politicians talking about, you can never be a cb anchor. [laughter] >> ami get your take on something, that is the fact that you been universally panned by all the 23 democrats running for president, it did not do the job, to a man or woman they will take him back had he felt that quick. >> i cannot see anything worse than the u.s. eco

businessman reportedly once had aspirations to be iraq's president, has correspond with michael bolten and mike pompeo about those seeking to overthrow the iranian government. the cost of the stay ranges in the tens of thousands of dollars. before his stay, two former thai prime ministers exiled from the country stayed at the hotel at least one night. these latest episodes are further examples of the shaky mix of personal business and the potential for foreign interests that cultivate perceived favor within the trump administration. the "washington post" previously report on a pr firm that lobbied for saudi arabia booking an estimated 500 nights at the president's d.c. hotel three months after the 2016 election, and as the merger efforts would sprint, wait on government approval, execs from t-mobile booked 52 nights. the executive, the ceo of the company hanging around in the lobby with a bright t-mobile sweatshirt on. this of course, enriched the president and his family and cast suspicion with watch dogs over government policy toward these high level customers. i want to bring in the report here dug

michael mckee on the state of the global economy. we heard from the president himself, not just mike pompeo. it is the iranians.mean for the further u.s. response? kevin: potential additional sanctions. mike pompeo and president trump reiterating the u.s. believes iran is responsible for the mining of those tankers in the persian gulf. the responses been swift from iran, they have denied their involvement. from a broader standpoint you are seeing the geopolitics play out in real time, precisely as the threat of additional sanctions to further isolate iran from the international community continues to intensify. several sources were experts have told me that with reg

michael mckee on the state of the global economy. we heard from the president himself, not just mike pompeo. it is the iranians. what does that mean for the further u.s. response? kevin: potential additional sanctions. mike pompeo and president trump reiterating the u.s. believes iran is responsible for the mining of those tankers in the persian gulf. the responses been swift from iran, they have denied their involvement. from a broader standpoint you are seeing the geopolitics play out in real time, precisely as the threat of additional sanctions to further isolate iran from the international community continues to intensify. several sources were experts have told me that with regards to iran, they are trying to show that the -- that by doing this type of attacking, they can have an economic impact on other economies around the world and trying to get them to do business with iran despite the administration sanctions. from the administration standpoint, they are looking to s in order toranian bring them to the negotiating table to withdraw the nuclear ambition. want: does the white house or need multilateral s

michael crowley. it is extraordinary we know this much this quickly. you all report mr. trump's national security advisers split about whether to respond militarily. senior administration officials said secretary of state mike pompeo, john bolton, national security adviser and gina haspel, cia director, favored a military response. but top pentagon officials cautioned such an action could result in a spiring escalation for a risk for american forces in the a veteran of the bld. there were often stories in your newspaper about dk dk and rmd and wolfowitz, partnering with people cliek colin powell but never the next morning. this is a public divide among the president's national security advisers. >> yes, thanks and i want to make sure the several colleagues that worked on the story get the credit here they deserve. a lot of really good people pitched in on this and it was an amazing window into the deliberations of this administration. but i would say there's still a sense and i think elise put her finger on it, there's more to this that we don't know. although a remarkable amount did come tumbling out, i think elise is right we know that the president makes big decisions outside of the normal lanes of policy makin

. >> michael, what do you think of the intelligence released by the u.s.ving mine on the hull of one of these tankers? does that support mike pompeo the president's position that iran is definitely behind these attacks? >> tony, i think so. i was persuaded by the high-resolution photographs. i was persuaded by the time line that the administration released yesterday. i was persuaded last thursday by the secretary of state's strong statement. and most importantly, i was persuaded on sunday on "face the nation" when adam schiff, the ranking democrat of the house intelligence committee told margaret brennan that the evidence that the iranians are behind this is strong. adam is no fan of the administration. so the fact that he has seen the intelligence and says it's strong is convincing to me. >> michael, when you're talking about this area of the world, grainy photos allegedly showing something, a lot of people their minds back 2003 run-up to iraq. are our allies punishing us today for mistakes made back then? >> i think there are three issues, tony. one is the iraq issue. that's going to take a long time before that gets out of peop

michael call, a ranking member of the house committee.es this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: tension with iran and in the persian gulf more generally showed no signs of diminishing, with secretary of state mike pompeo protecting shipping in the region. sec. pompeo: we will guarantee freedom of navigation. this is important to the entire globe. the united states is going to make sure we take all the action necessary, diplomatic and otherwise, to achieve that outcome. david: we welcome now one of the senior members of the public in foreign affairs team, republican representative from texas and ranking number of the foreign affairs commission. i think iran is getting a little desperate. about 40% of their economy depends on energy, and now they designed to reallocate -- to retaliate to stop oil tankers not from iran, and that is what you saw the other day. you saw four previous to that as well. david: do we have the military capability to protect the shipping in the straits of hormuz, as well as the persian gulf? do. mccaul: we it is expensive. we have drone aerial surveillance. we know from an evidentiary standpoint these came from iran. i think the provocation is going to continue. our role there is

we are hearing from mike pompeo, the pentagon approving 1,000 more troops will be sent to the persian gulf as we get new images of tankard. here is michaelorically lashed out, externalizes the problem. they create an external crisis. i think the administration is acting absolutely appropriately. defensively, protecting our allies and assets in the region. >> bill: here we go. tomlinson has that from the pentagon now. good morning. >> good morning, bill. i am told that these are reinforcements, not infantry or u.s. special operations forces. but as he measured, they come when the secretary of state is in tampa, florida, at headquarters. responsible for all american troops in the middle east. i am told that this meeting was long plan. they released 11 new images of the attacks last night, which they say were taken from the u.s. navy helicopter over the japanese tanker. they are now back, i am told. really a boston whaler with an antiaircraft gun on the back. approaching the japanese on tanker and removing that unexploded mind. they say that iran is responsible for the attack based on video evidence and the resources needed to quickly remov