Mystery deepens in 'sabotage' of oil tankers in Persian Gulf
Conflicting reports and current tensions in the Gulf obscure knowledge of the incident.
THE NIMITZ-CLASS aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS John C. Stennis plod their way through the Persian Gulf in 2012. ‘Obama’s aversion to launching a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear sites is the result of America’s bitter experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq and Obama’s herculean effor(photo credit: REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN