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In this Nov. 8, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece. The Pentagon says the U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East region to counter threats from Iran. The department provided no details, but a defense official says the move comes after intelligence showed that the Iranians have loaded military equipment and missiles onto small boats. (Sebastian Apel/U.S. Department of Defense, via AP) ** FILE **

Pentagon sending small force of 200 to Saudi Arabia after suspected Iran attack

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

The Latest: Saudi Arabia urges pressure on Iran

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US deploys air defense systems, troops to Saudi Arabia

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Houthi rebels fighters chant slogans as they take off to a battlefront following a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the Houthi movement, in Sanaa, Yemen. The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which has killed tens of thousands of people and sparked a humanitarian crisis, is among the thorniest issues facing world leaders this week as they meet at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

AP Explains: Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting

By DREW CALLISTER and NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, made from a video broadcast on the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite news channel, smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility fills the skyline, in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia took journalists on Friday to the site of a missile-and-drone strike on the kingdom’s oil industry that shook global energy markets over the weekend. (Al-Arabiya via AP, File)

Saudis ‘certain’ Iran launched ‘act of war’ on oil infrastructure

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Donald Trump seeks Hassan Rouhani back channel talks at U.N.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

The Latest: European powers push for new talks with Iran

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) spoke Sunday with the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami. Mr. Rouhani said his country should lead regional security in the strategic Persian Gulf and warned against the presence of foreign forces, as the country's nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S. deployed more troops to boost security for its Arab allies. (Associated Press)

Iran threatens ‘full destruction’ of U.S., allies if attacked

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

An Iranian army member looks at a missile in an exhibition in which the Revolutionary Guard also displays pieces of the American drone Global Hawk shot down by the Guard in the Strait of Hormuz in June 2019, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and &quot;any scenario,&quot; its chief commander said Saturday, as the country's nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S. alleged Iran was behind a weekend attack on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia that shook global energy markets. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivering remarks to members of the media during his meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo at the Department of State in Washington, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mike Pompeo: ‘World’s responsibility’ to confront Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

During a trip organized by Saudi information ministry, a security guarder stands alert in front of Aramco's oil processing facility after the recent Sept. 14 attack on Aramco's oil processing facility in Abqaiq, near Dammam in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Saudi Arabia allowed journalists access Friday to the site of a missile-and-drone attack on a facility at the heart of the kingdom's oil industry, an assault that disrupted global energy supplies and further raised tensions between the U.S. and Iran. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Iran’s Guard says ready for ‘any scenario’ amid US standoff

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

Yemen rebels say they’re halting attacks on Saudi Arabia

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In this photo opportunity during a trip organized by Saudi information ministry, a man watches the damaged in the Aramco's Khurais oil field, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, after it was hit during Sept. 14 attack. Saudi officials brought journalists Friday to see the damage done in an attack the U.S. alleges Iran carried out. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Kuwait raises security levels at ports amid Mideast tensions

By Fay Abuelgasim and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this photo opportunity during a trip organized by Saudi information ministry, a man watches the damaged in the Aramco's Khurais oil field, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, after it was hit during Sept. 14 attack. Saudi officials brought journalists Friday to see the damage done in an attack the U.S. alleges Iran carried out. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Latest: Yemen rebels halting attacks on Saudi Arabia

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Inter Milan's Alexis Sanchez challenges for the ball with Udinese's Antonin Barak during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Udinese, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

AP Interview: Serie A CEO cites ‘billion’ lost to TV piracy

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

FILE - This Sunday Aug. 25, 2019 file photo, people listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah being broadcast on Hezbollah's al-Manar TV channel, at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Nasrallah has called Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 on Saudi Arabia to stop the war in Yemen otherwise it will face more attacks on its soil. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Hezbollah tells Saudi Arabia to stop Yemen war

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ** FILE **

Iran foreign minister warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks after stepping off his plane upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Top Iranian officials get US visas for UN event

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media before departing from al-Bateen Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, as U.S. special representative on Iran Brian Hook, left, listens. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Iran threatens ‘all-out war’ as Donald Trump trades tough talk for diplomacy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times