Trump says he believes Iran was responsible for the Saudi pipeline attack

Trump holds 'ALL THE CARDS' with Iran, State Dept spokesperson warns. >> OKAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS H HE BELIEVES IRAN WAS LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BIG ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA'S EAST-WEST OIL PIPELINE AND IT COMES AS HE SAYS THE IRANIAN-BACKED HOUTHIS HAVE CONTACTED THE WHITE HOUSE, THE U.S., AND SAID THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH US. BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY DESCRIBING THE PIPELINE ATTACK AS A BLATANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SAUDI ARABIA'S ENERGY MINISTRY HAS NOW SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE AS A PRECAUTION AFTER SUFFERING MULTIPLE ATTACKS. FOR MORE LET'S BRING IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON, TOMMY PIGOTT, THE FIRST TIME. WATCHING WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THE HOUTHIS WITH SAUDI ARABIA, IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO BACK THEM INTO A CORNER SO THAT THE SAUDIS MIGHT MAKE A PHONE CALL TO THE WHITE HOUSE OR TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND ASK YOU GUYS TO LET OFF ON IRAN. ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE BACKING THEM INTO A VULNERABLE CORNER HERE. IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING ON? >> I THINK THAT IMPORTANTLY HERE IS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS THE CARDS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ISSUE AND IMPORTANTLY IS THE FACT AS TIME GOES ON, IF IT WASN'T PROVEN BEFORE WHEN IT WAS, THE IRANIAN REGIME CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. AISHAH: THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE. >> THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE AND WE HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE TO DENY THEM THAT NUCLEAR WEAPON, PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKING CONCRETE ACTION. ALSO, OPERATION "ECONOMIC OUTCAST", IT'S DENYING THE REVENUE THEY NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR ACTIVITIES, IT'S CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY AND CUT OFF FINANCIAL REVENUE FOR IRAN'S TERRORIST PROXIES. THE FUNDING FOR THE TERRORIST PROXIES. THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AND WE'RE SEEING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS EVEN THIS WEEK TO TARGET THE TERRORIST PROXIES OF THE REGIME THAT ARE DESTABILIZING THE REGION. AISHAH: I THINK THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AND SLOW, BUT CONCERNS SHIFTING TO THE OTHER STRAIT ON THE RED SEA, THE OTHER AREA THAT COULD BE A TARGET OF THE HOUTHIS. WHAT IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT GOING TO DO TO PREVENT THE HOUTHIS FROM ATTACKING AND TAKING CONTROL. BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT? >> THE FACT THAT WE SEE SHIPS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAIT NOW AND CONVERSATITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. WE'VE SEEN THE PRESIDENT HERE AND WE'VE SEEN ACTIONS HERE FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW SHIPS TO MOVE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. WE'VE SEEN THAT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THAT STRAIT ALLOW FOR THAT TRAFFIC TO COME THROUGH AND GOES BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS ALL OF THE CARDS HERE. PRESIDENT TRUMP INSTITUTING THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE COMMUNITY AND MAXIMUM CAMPAIGN AND THE BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WHICH SHOWS THE POWER AND STRENGTH OF THE U.S. MILITARY, THE CAPABLE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ON DISPLAY HERE. AISHAH: STILL NO TALKS UNDERWAY, CORRECT? >> IT'S UP TO THE IRANIAN REGIME IN THE SENSE THAT THE PRESIDENT PREFERRED DIPLOMACY FROM