The president said it “may very well be a good thing” to confuse Iran about U.S. intentions.
The history of U.S. invasion and occupation in the region is long and troubled.
International talks have accelerated amid a growing drumbeat for U.S. intervention.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is expected to unveil countermeasures this week.
U.S. is deploying USS Lincoln and a bomber task force to U.S. Central Command region.
Russian president “is not looking at all to get involved there,” Trump says.
The company has operated cruises to Cuba since 2016, when the Obama administration sought to normalize relations.
Trump administration has sent mixed messages about what role, if any, the U.S. military might play in resolving the crisis.
U.S. officials alleged that Cuba is fomenting violence in Venezuela through its support of President Nicolás Maduro, and Pompeo said Russia talked Maduro out of giving up power.
The incident marks one of a limited number of times in which the United States has struck out directly at forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.