(16 Sep 2019) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus123581 President Donald Trump says it appears that Iran was responsible for the attacks on key oil installations in Saudi Arabia, but he says he doesn't want war.
Trump said Monday at the White House that the U.S. is not looking at retaliatory options until he has "definitive proof" that Iran was responsible.
Still, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the U.S. "is prepared" if the attacks warrant a response.
He made the comments as he hostded Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the White House.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also says "emerging information indicates that responsibility lies with Iran."
Iran has denied involvement, though it comes amid heightened tensions over Tehran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers, including the U.S., which pulled out of the deal last year.
Trump says Pompeo will be traveling to Saudi Arabia but did not say when.
The U.S. is leading a maritime security initiative in the Persian Gulf, which has become a flashpoint for tensions between Iran and the West.
Bahrain recently was the site of a conference where Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, promoted the administration's $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians, which they have so far rejected because it doesn't address their political demands.
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