Later, Vice President Mike Pence echoed Trump's comments in a speech saying, "We are locked and loaded, and we are ready to defend our interests," according to USA Today.Since the attack on Saturday, tensions between the US and Iran have increased. Trump tweeted on Wednesday that he "instructed the Secretary of the Treasury [Steven Mnuchin] to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran." After his visit to Saudi Arabia, Pompeo will go to Abu Dhabi to meet with United Arab Emirates Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, to "discuss regional and bilateral issues," the State Department said.Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2019