<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">The United States has announced that it was sending military reinforcements to the Gulf region following attacks on Saudi oil facilities that it attributes to Iran.</span></p><span style="color: #222222;"> <br />'' Earlier, President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Tehran. He said, the sanctions were the toughest-ever against another country, but indicated he did not plan a military strike, calling restraint a sign of strength.<br />'' <br />'' The Treasury Department renewed action against Iran's central bank after US officials said Tehran carried out weekend attacks on rival Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, which triggered a spike in global crude prices.<br />'' <br />'' The Pentagon chief announced that the United States would send military reinforcements to the Gulf region at the request of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<br />'' <br />'' Saudi Arabia yesterday revealed extensive damage from the strikes on state giant Aramco's facilities in Khurais and the world's largest oil processing facility at Abqaiq.<br />'' <br />'' The attacks, which knocked out half of Saudi Arabia's oil production, have been claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, but Washington has pointed its finger at Tehran, condemning the strikes as an "act of war."<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami has warned that any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory turn into the conflict's main battlefield. Addressing a Press conference in Tehran today, he said Iran will never allow any war to encroach upon its territory.</span><br />''