CCTV Short Comment： Extreme pressure from the United States is the main reason for the sudden tension in the Gulf.

　　CCTV News:Two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. Is there any connection behind the two attacks in the last month or so? How will the oil tanker attack affect the situation in the Middle East?

　　Li Shaoxian said, of course, this connection is very close. It is absolutely no accident that oil tankers and merchant ships were attacked in a usually very calm water area within one month. It is actually the product of the tense situation in the Gulf region in recent more than a month. Since the beginning of May, the United States has exerted extreme pressure on Iran, constantly deploying troops and stepping up military deployment around the Gulf region. The American aircraft carrier Lincoln has arrived here, and the American B-52 bomber has been deployed into the Gulf. At the same time, Patriot missiles, amphibious assault ship and so on, while military deployment, some senior officials of the United States, such as National Energy Assistant Bolton, issued a clear military threat to Iran. As a military threat, Iran is also deployed in a tit-for-tat manner. Therefore, since the beginning of May, the situation in the Gulf region has suddenly become tense.

　　Li Shaoxian said that this tense situation has actually attracted wide attention from the international community. Everyone is generally worried that this confrontational tension in the Gulf may lead to a war between the United States and Iraq. Against this background, four merchant ships were attacked in UAE waters on May 12th, one month ago, including two Saudi Arabian oil tankers. One month later, such things happened one after another, so this is definitely not accidental. It is precisely the logical product of tension. Who is behind the scenes is now confusing. The situation in this region is very complicated, and there are many aspects. I hope that the situation will be tense and even the United States and Iraq will fight. Both the Russian side and the United Nations have warned against jumping to conclusions prematurely, and must produce evidence, so as not to blame either side prematurely and without foundation.

　　Li Shaoxian said that the oil tanker attack directly led to the current tense situation, which can be said to add fuel to the fire. The confrontation between the two armies and the sharp confrontation between the US and Iraqi military chiefs are constantly erupting into Mars. On May 12th, when four cargo ships were in the port of the United Arab Emirates, which was also very close to the Strait of Hormuz, the international community was very nervous after the oil tanker was attacked. At that time, the United States was in the process of deploying troops. Was it that the United States was looking for an excuse to go to war? So was this incident the same? At the same time of the incident, this water area happened to be heavily arranged by the United States, and the aircraft carrier Lincoln was near this water area, so the Fifth Fleet and two warships could quickly get to the incident area.

　　Li Shaoxian said, in this case, will the oil tanker attack directly lead to war? The international community is very worried. At the same time, yesterday (13th) from 10: 00 to 11: 00 am Beijing time, the oil price suddenly rose by three to four times, which shows that it is very sensitive, adding fuel to the fire in the tense situation, making the situation in the Middle East further complicated and serious.