US ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to Saudi oil attack
US President Donald Trump says 'there is reason to believe that we know the culprit' behind the attack on Saudi oil infrastructure over the weekend. – AFP pic, September 16, 2019.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump yesterday said the US is “locked and loaded” to respond to an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington has blamed on Iran, as Riyadh races to restart operations at plants hit by drone strikes. It is the first time Trump has hinted at a potential US military response to the attack, which slashed Saudi oil production by half, and led both the kingdom and Washington to announce they may tap their strategic reserves.
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