The japan Prime Minister in iran hoping to ease conflict. The mornings incidents coming weeks after saudi arabia accused rifle iran of striking four tankers in the gulf. A preliminary investigation blaming an unidentified state actor. Iran has denied the accusations and at times played down the prospects of war with the west. President trump speaking out about relations with iran earlier this week. When i came here, they were all over the place, causing terror, causing problems. Theyre not doing that right now. Reporter but this morning the region on a knifes edge again, irans Supreme Leader saying why iran does not want an atomic bomb america could do nothing to stop it. This has been a time of escalating tensions in this region, keir. Have we heard from the white house this morning . Reporter nothing yet, savannah, but inevitably there will be reaction. The administration has taken multiple steps going back to last year, pumping out of the Nuclear Agreement with iran, ramping up sanc