President Trump hinted at potential new evidence that could prove Iran was behind a series of drone attacks in Saudia Arabia that struck the heart of its oil production
in Saudia Arabia that struck the heart of its oil production, pointing to prior controversies that he said cast doubt on Iran's denials.
Trump reacted to the attack with furor over the weekend, tweeting Sunday that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” but would wait to discuss a response with the Saudis once they had a better idea of who was behind the attacks. "Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy. Amid all the calls for de-escalation, Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply. There is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen," Pompeo wrote on Twitter on Saturday, referring to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Officials in Washington and Tehran have frequently offered conflicting accounts of a number of clashes in the Persian Gulf, including over Iran's downing of a U.S. drone and of a series of explosions on foreign tankers earlier in the summer that the U.S. similarly pointed the finger at Iran for. White House officials continued to exude an air of confidence that the U.S. oil boom would provide insulation from any shocks to the market stemming from the strikes. Marc Short, the vice president’s chief of staff, told reporters Monday that that was what Trump meant in his “locked and loaded” tweet.
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