President Trump says he's ordering new sanctions on Iran, escalating tensions after an attack on Saudi oil facilities. He has yet to definitively state that Iran was behind the attack.
"I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!" Trump tweeted. It wasn't immediately clear to whom the sanctions would apply. The US has ratcheted up sanctions on the country after withdrawing from a multi-nation nuclear deal last year.
US defense officials were ordered to plan potential responses to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, but the White House is waiting for the Kingdom's rulers to decide on a response before charting a path forward, administration officials and sources familiar their thinking told CNN.Two US defense officials said that the Pentagon was instructed to"plan" at the White House meeting, but added that no detailed choices were presented.
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