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US Ready to Deploy Troops After Saudi Oil Refinery Attacked

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - President Donald Trump said the United States was ready to cock a weapon in response to drone attacks or drones against two Saudi Arabian oil refineries, Aramco, on Saturday last week.

In his tweet on Twitter, Trump also claimed that the US knew who was behind the attack even though he did not mention it.

"Saudi oil supplies have been attacked. There is reason to believe that we know who the culprit is, weapons will be carried out depending on verification," Trump said on Sunday (9/15).

"We are waiting to hear from the Saudi Kingdom who they believe is the party responsible for this attack under what conditions we will respond," he said.

This is the first time Trump has signaled a military response to drone strikes that have hit Saudi oil facilities in recent times. The latest drone attack is said to have cut Saudi oil production in half by making Riyadh and Washington plan to use their strategic reserves.

Houthi rebels in Yemen claim the latest drone attack. However, in a separate place, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being responsible for the "aggression".