10 things you need to know today: September 19, 2019

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1. Trump says he's increasing Iran sanctions after Saudi oil attack

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would "substantially" increase sanctions against Iran following weekend strikes against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the strikes an "act of war," and Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that Iran was "unquestionably" behind the strikes on two of the kingdom's major oil production facilities. Saudi officials said surveillance video showed the drone coming from the north, not from Yemen, where Houthi rebels had claimed responsibility for the attack. The kingdom said the weapon is the same kind that has been used by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Tehran has denied involvement, and reportedly warned it would retaliate against any U.S. action. President Trump has not provided details on the new sanctions.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.