President Trump will be given a broad range of military options on Friday for responding to the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, according to a new report.
The Pentagon will present Trump with a list of targets for airstrikes inside Iran, among other measures, The Associated Press said Friday evening, citing officials familiar with the matter.
Trump will also be warned during the White House meeting that any military action could lead to war, the AP said.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is considering sending additional weapons and other resources to the Middle East to increase America’s military presence there, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The build-up could include additional anti-missile batteries, another squadron of jet fighters and added surveillance equipment, as well as a commitment to keeping an aircraft carrier and other warships in the region for the foreseeable future, according to the Journal.
Iran has denied any involvement in Saturday’s missile and drone attacks on Saudi oil fields and a massive oil-processing plant, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif threatened earlier Thursday that any military action by the US or Saudi Arabia would result in “all-out war.”