Mike Pompeo heading to Saudi Arabia to 'coordinate' response to Saudi oil attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to discuss the recent attack on Saudi oil facilities that has rattled world markets and left the region on edge.

Another U.S. official said there was enough information to show that the cruise missiles and drones were launched from southwestern Iran. Instead, U.S. officials told ABC News that the president wants Saudi Arabia to point the finger at Iran -- a move the kingdom has yet to take. Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister said on Tuesday that it did not yet know who carried out the attack, although they have determined the weapons themselves were Iranian.

The U.S. is working to declassify intelligence that administration officials hope will prove to the public that Iran was behind the attack. In Jeddah, Pompeo will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to"coordinate efforts to counter Iranian aggression in the region," according to his spokesperson Morgan Ortagus. Pompeo will then travel on to the United Arab Emirates to meet the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.

"The president has made it clear he is not looking to go to war," Dunford said Tuesday."Having said that, what we saw was an unacceptable act of aggression. There are a number of ways to deal with that."

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