Attacks On Saudi Oil Facilities Pose Quandary For Trump Administration
American military and intelligence officials say they are accumulating a growing mound of evidence that Iran launched the airstrikes that idled about half of Saudi Arabia's oil production capacity over the weekend. But the Trump administration has been slow to respond to those attacks.
President Trump encapsulated that ambivalence in a tweet Monday. "There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification," Trump threatened, only to immediately raise doubts about his intentions by continuing, "but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!"
Possible courses of action range from retaliatory military strikes to further economic sanctions to sitting down for diplomatic talks with Iran.
Five days after from drones and missiles which they asserted was "undeniable" evidence the attack was sponsored by Iran.
