Saudi Arabia BRACING for IMMINENT ATTACKS from Iraqi militias: Report

U. IS BETTER THAN MORE ME. I'M JOHN ROBERTS IN WASHINGTON. BOTH SIDES SIGNALING A POSSIBLE. BREAKTHROUGH BUT THE THREAT OF A. WIDER CONFLICT IS NOT GOING. AWAY. REUTERS REPORTS SAUDI ARABIA IS. BRACING FOR POSSIBLE IMMINENT. ATTACKS FROM IRANIAN-BACKED. TERROR PROXIES IN BOTH IRAQ AND. YEMEN. >> Sandra: MARK ESPER WILL. JOIN US IN A MINUTE. >> John: OUR SENIOR. WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT. PETER DOOCY LIVE ON THE NORTH. LAWN. PETER. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING MORE.

REALISTICALLY ABOUT PEACE TALKS. HE IS NOT SAYING THINGS ARE. GOING GREAT. HE IS SAYING THINGS ARE GOING. FINE AND THAT THE REASON THE. UNITED STATES HAS NOT HIT IRAN. AGAIN IS BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE BUT IT'S NOT. BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF AMMO. >> WE HAVE CERTAIN TYPES OF. MUNITIONS THAT ARE VERY POWERFUL. AND WE HAVE A VIRTUALLY. UNLIMITED SUPPLY. WE ARE IN GREAT SHAPE BUT WITH. THAT BEING SAID WE ALWAYS WANT. MORE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE. >> FINANCIAL PRESSURE LOOKS LIKE. THIS ACCORDING TO THE RUBIO AND. BESSANT TEAMS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY TOOK. STEPS TO DISMANTLE A WEB OF. CURRENCY EXCHANGE HOUSES AND. SHELL COMPANIES THAT HAVE HELPED. IRAN SECRETLY MOVE HUNDREDS OF. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH THE. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. THROUGH THESE NETWORKS TEHRAN. ACCESSED OIL REVENUE AND EVADED. SANCTIONS DESIGNED TO CURB ITS. DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES, LAUNDERING FUNDS USING FRONT. COMPANIES BUT THERE IS FINANCIAL.

PRESSURE ON THE REST OF THE. WORLD TOO. >> IT'S DEFINITELY INCREASING. ENERGY PRICES AND THAT'S. SOMETHING THAT'S A TEMPORARY. PHENOMENON. AS THIS GETS RESOLVED. THINGS GET BACK. PRODUCTION HAS GONE UP BY SO. MUCH THAT WE EXPECT THE ENERGY. PRICES THAT ARE GOING TO DROP. WAY BELOW THEY WERE BEFORE THE. CONFLICT ONCE THE CONFLICT IS. OVER. >> WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE. THAT THE CONFLICT COULD BE OVER. BY NOW. IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCHEDULED.

LATER ON THIS HOUR TO HEAD OVER. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR. AN EVENT THAT SECRETARY RUBIO. AND WE EXPECT AN UPDATE OF S.