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Definitive. t >> well, it's looking that way. as soon as we find out definitively, we will let you know. >> reporter: immediately following the attacks, president trump tweeted the united states was, quote, "locked and loaded, depending on verification." but today, he said this -- >> that was an attack on saudi arabia and that wasn't an attack on us. but we would certainly help them, they've been a great ally. >> reporter: do you still think it's the responsibility of the saudis to defend themselves? or should the united states be -- >> i think it is certainly the responsibility of them to do ...

Pointing the finger at iran. the president at one point tweeting the u.s. is "locked and loaded." but tonight, what he said when asked, is iran behind this, and will the u.s. strike? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl was in the oval office asking the questions. >> reporter: after the attack on the world's largest oil refinery in saudi arabia, today, a restrained response from the president. >> i don't want war with anybody. i'm somebody that would like to not to have war. >> reporter: the attack produced an inferno so large, the smoke was visible from outer space. a senior ad...

That. we have to sit down with the saudis and work something out. sand the saudis want very much for us to protect them, but i say, well, we have to work -- that was an attack on saudi arabia. and that wasn't an attack on us. but we would certainly help them. they've been a great ally. they spend $400 billion in our country over the last number of years. $400 billion. that's a million and a half jobs. and they're not ones that unlike some surnt -- countries where they want terms and conditions. they want to say can we borrow the money at 0% for the next 400 years. no. no saudi arabia pays cash...

We will have to see. we just simply don't know what he's going to decide. this attack is somewhat different. this is a direct attack on a u.s. asset in international airspace. but as the president said, it wasn't an attack on u.s. troops. this was an unmanned drone collecting intelligence on iran. no u.s. troops involved in this. if it went to that next step, perhaps a different outcome. john. >> barbara starr live at the pentagon for us. admiral kirby, you have experience in the state department and the pentagon. do you agree the president was trying to create some space for himself. even if ...

That there's wide disagreement sometimes between his advisers. at a moment like this hours after a drone has been shot out of the sky, that uncertainty and unpredictability can add to the confusion, calculations and miscalculations. mike pompeo a hawk when it comes to iran. the president in several interviews recently trying to dial everybody back saying there's nothing to worry about, i don't want war. if they went nuclear, then there might be a war but i want to find something out. what do we make of -- i don't mean to trivialize this, but the who's on first aspect of this? >> the president ...