in the Gulf of Oman, it will likely "still get the blame—and suffer the fallout."

The "group that will benefit from the incident," Lee wrote, is "the people who want to see the U.S. step up its campaign against Iran and move from an economic war to a military one."

"There are plenty of those, both in the U.S. and among its allies in the Persian Gulf and wider Middle East regions," Lee added.

The alleged attacks, Lee concluded, are "absolutely understandable if you're someone whose ultimate goal is to derail any easing of tensions between the two nations, and to effect regime change in Tehran. Whoever is behind the attacks is no friend of Iran."HOUSTON – A woman convicted of indiscriminately firing guns around Houston in a Snapchat video was sentenced Tuesday morning.

Sierra Tarbutton, 27, pleaded guilty to deadly conduct and criminal mischief charges and was sentenced to five years behind bars.

She stood before the judge in court alongside her attorney, Clay Conrad, with an ankle monitor strapped to her leg.

She gave "Yes" and "No" answers to the judge's questions. She also admitted to prior harassment and retaliation charges.



Tarbutton admitted to shooting a semi-automatic weapon out of a car window as she and co-defendant, Michael Cuellar drove down Memorial Drive and Highway 6 back in September.

Tarbutton, along with Cuellar, posted a video to Snapchat shooting those weapons out of the car, dubbing them the Snapchat shooters.

The judge granted her request to spend