There are fears that the rising tensions could spark a military conflict in the Gulf between Iran and the U.S. or Saudi Arabia, as Trump has issued a warning to Iran.
"There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked an 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!" Trump said in a tweet.
Iran remains defiant in face of the U.S. threat, while the Saudis took a cautious stand by avoiding blaming any party for the attacks pending an investigation.
A top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned on Sunday that the U.S. military bases in the region are within reach of Iranian missiles.
If a conflict is ignited, the U.S. warships will be the first to be targeted by Iranian missiles, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division said.
However, experts said the likelihood of a full-out war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two traditional rivals in the region, or between Iran and the U.S. is limited as it could result in uncontrollable consequences on regional or international stability.
Trump called off a strike on Iran in June, which he ordered initially to retaliate against Iran's shooting down a U.S. drone in the Gulf. It is believed that Trump, who quitted the 2017 Iranian nuclear deal last year and has restored suffocating sanctions on Tehran, is uninterested in going to a war at a time when he is heading toward reelection in 2020.
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