"Highly likely" Iran is behind apparent oil tanker attacks, U.S. defense official says

The U.S. Navy rushed to assist two tankers in the Middle East damaged in an apparent attack overnight. The incidents took place in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. Pictures from Iranian state media reportedly show two ships – one Japanese and one Norwegian – on fire after the attack. David Martin reports.

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