an attack pompeo referred to as an act of war. the president, though, doesn t sound quite sold on the idea of taking a shot at iran, but he said he s prepared to do, quote, dastardly things. in california, joined by his new national security adviser, robert o brien, president trump wand warned the u.s. could take military action against iran in retaliation for what the u.s. sees as a clear strike by tehran on an oil field in saudi arabia. we ll see, we re in a very powerful position. right now we re in a very, very powerful position. i would say the ultimate option would mean go in, war. mike pompeo sounded an ominous tone as he arrived in the kingdom, zrdescribing the attack as an act of war. blessed that there were no americans killed in this attack, but anytime you have an act of war of this nature, there s always risk that that could
are iranian weapons used in a fiery attack on a major saudi oil facility. iran continues to deny responsibility and accuses the u.s. of slander. let s go to our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. and the president strongly believes iran was behind the attack. reporter: that is right, wolf. president trump and mike pompeo are ramping up the rhetoric on iran. the president told reporters he s considering what he call the the ultimate option in response to an alleged iranian strike on an oil facility in saudi arabia and an attack pompeo referred to as an act of war. the president doesn t sound quite sold on the idea of taking a shot at iran but he said he s prepared to do, quote, dastardly things. in california joined by his new national security adviser robert o brien, president trump warn the u.s. could take military action against iran. a retaliation for what the administration sees as a clear strike by tehran on an oil facility in saudi arabia. it is the ultimate option.