U.S. ramps up military presence as attacks on energy sites drive oil prices higher

VICTORY. "NIGHTLY NEWS" STARTS RIGHT NOW. "NIGHTLY NEWS"S" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS. RIGHT NOW. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". >> Annnnouncer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM LLAMAS. WITH TOM LLAMAS. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN UPDATE IN TO OUR. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN UPDPDATE IN TO OUR NEWSROOM. AN U UPDATE IN TO OUR NEWSROOM. THE U.S. IS. NEWSROOM. THE U.S. IS ACCELELERATING ITS. THE U.S. IS ACCELERATING ITS DEDEPLOYMENT OF MARINES. DEPLOYMENT OF MARINES AND SAILORS TO THE MIDDLELE EAST. AND SAILORS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THOUSANDS MORE NOW SET. MIDDLE EAST. THOUSANDS MORE NOW SETET TO DEPLOY IN THE. THOUSANDS MOMORE NOW SET TO DEPLOY IN THE COMING DAYS. TO DEPLOY IN THE COMING DAYAYS. THIS ALL COMES AMID A. COMING DAYS. THIS ALL COMES AMID A MAJOR ESCALATITION IN. MAJOR ESCALATION IN ATTACKS ON OIL FACILITIES IN THE. ATTACKS ON OIL FACILITIES IN THE REGION, SENDING GAS. FACILITIES IN THE REGION, SENDING GAS PRICES H HIGHER. REGION, SENDING GAS PRICES HIGHER. LOOK AT THIS. PRICES HIGHER. LOOK AT THIS. ONE OF THE LARGEST GAS. LOOK AT THIS. ONE OF THE LARGEST GAS FIELDS IN IRIRAN. ONE OF THE LARGEST GAS FIELDS IN IRAN CONSUMED BY FLAMES.

FIELDS IN IRAN CONSUMED BY FLAMES. FORCES RETALIATING. CONSUMED BY FLAMES. FORCES RETALIATING ACROSS THE GULF WITH A. FORCES RETALIATING ACROSS THE GULF WITH A BARRAGE, IGNITING THIS. ACROSS THE GULF WITH A BARRAGE, IGNITING THIS OIL INSTALLATION IN. BARRAGE,E, IGNITING THIS OIL INSTALLATION IN SAUDI ARABIA. OIL INSTALLATION IN SAUDI ARABIA. WATCH THIS TERRIFYING. SAUDUDI ARABIA. WATCH THIS TERRIFYING MOMENT. WATCH THIS TERRIFYING MOMENT. A MISSILE SLAMAMS INTO. MOMENT. A MISSILE E SLAMS INTO THE GROUND JUST FEET. A MISSILE SLAMS INTO THE GROUND JUST FEET FROM A JOURNALIST IN. THE GROUND JUST FEET FROM A JOURNRNALIST IN LEBANON AS THE ISRAELI. T. OFFENSIVE AGAINST HEZBOLLAH THERE INTENSIFIES. HEZBOLLAH THERE INTENSIFIES. IT'S A CHAOTIC NEW. INTENSIFIES. IT'S A CHAOTIC NEW REALITY SENDING GAS. IT'S A CHAOTIC NEW REALITY SENDING GAS PRICES HIGHER, UP 90. PRICES HIGHER, UP 90 CENTS SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. CENTS SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. WE HAVE IT COVERED.

OF THE WAR. WE HAVE IT COVERED FROM THE FRONT LINES. FROM THE FRONT LINES TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WE BEGIN T TONIGHT WITH KEIR SIMMONS IN SAUDI. . KEIR SIMMONS IN SAUDI ARABIA. LET'S START WITH THE. ARABIA. LET'S START WITH THE NEWS, THOUSANDS S MORE. LET'S START WITH THE NEWS, THOUSANDS MORE U.S. SAILORS AND. NEWS, THOUSANDS MORE U.S. S SAILORS AND MARINES HEADING TO THE. . MARINES HEADING TOTO THE REGION. >> Reporter: THAT'S. REGION. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR. RIGHT. TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE DECISION TELL. TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE DECISION TELL NBC NEWS THAT 2,200. WITH THE DECISION TELL NBC NEWS THAT 2,200 U.S.S. MARINES WILL BE. NBC NEWS THAHAT 2,200 U.S. MARINES WILL BE DEPLOYED TO THE. U.S. MARININES WILL BE DEPLOYED TO THE REGION. DEPLOYED TO THE REGION. EARLIER R THAN EXPECTED. EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AS THE WAR CONTINUES TO ESCALATE. AS THE WAR CONTINUES TO ESCALATE. TONIGHT, NEW IMAGES OF. TO ESCALATE. TONIGHT, NEW IMAGES OF IRANIAN GAS.

TONIGHT, NEW IMAGES OF IRANIAN GAS INSTALLATIONS CONSUMED. IRANIAN GAS INSTALLATIONS CONSUMED BY FIRE, AFTER AN. INSTALLATIONS CONSUMED BY FIRE, AFTER AN ISRAELI STRIKE, WHICH. BY FIRE, AFTER AN ISRAELI STRIKEKE, WHICH ALONG WITH IRANIAN. ALONG WITH IRANIAN STRIKES ON ENERGY TARGETS HAVE SENT OIL. STRIKES ON ENERGY TARGETS HAVEVE SENT OIL AND GAS PRICES. G. AND GAS PRICES SURGING. PRESIDENT TRUMP. SURGING. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING, HE SPOKE TO. PRESIDENT TRTRUMP SAYING, HE SPOKE TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. SAYING, HE SPOKE TO BENJAMAMIN NETANYAHU TELLING HIM NOT TO DO. BENJAMININ NETANYAHU TELLING HIM NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. TELLING HIM NOT TO DO ITIT AGAIN. >> I TOLD HIM, DON'T. IT AGAIN. >> I TOLD HIM, DON'T DO THAT. >> I TOLD HIM,M, DON'T DO THAT. HE WON'T DO THAT. DO THAHAT. HE WON'T DO THAT. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS. HE WON'T DO THAT. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS. WE ARE INDEPENDENT BUT. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS. WE ARE INDEPENDENT BUT GET ALONG G GREAT. WE ARE INDEPENDENT BUT GET ALONONG GREAT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, U. >> Reporter: TONIGIGHT, NETANYAHU RESPONDING --. NETANYAHU RESPONDING -- >> ISRAEL ACTED ALONE.

RESPONDING -- >> ISRAEL ACTED D ALONE AGAINST THE GAS. >> ISRAEL ACTED ALONE AGAINST THE GAGAS COMPOUND. AGAINST THE GAS COMPOUND. PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED. COMPOUND. PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED US TO HOLD OFF ON. PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED US TO HOLD OFF ON FUTURE A ATTACKS. US TO HOLD OFF ON FUTURE ATTACKS. >> Reporter: A U.S. FUTURE ATTACKS. >> Reporter: A U.S. F-35 JET MAKING AN. >> Reporter: A U.S. F-35 JET MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. F-35 JET MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENEMY FIRE, EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENEMY FIRE, ACCORDINING TO AN. AFTER ENEMY FIRE, ACCORDING TO AN N OFFICIAL FAMILIAR WITH. ACACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL FAMILIAR WITH THE INCIDENT. OFFICIAL FAMILIAR WITH THE INCIDENT.. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND THE P PILOT. SAFELY AND THE PILOT IS IN STABLE CONDITION. IS IN STABLE CONDITION. ALL AS IRAN UNLEASHING. CONDITION. ALL AS IRAN UNLEASHING MORE ATTACKS ON ITS. PHONES IS SUDDENLY MUCH MORE FREQUENT HERE. MUCH MORE FREQUENT HERE. THE EVER EXPANDING.

HERE. THE EVER EXPANDING IMPACT OF THIS WAR. THE EVER EXPANDING IMPACT OF THIS WAR. THE SAUDI FOREIGN. IMPACT OF THIS WAR. THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER C CONDEMNING. THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER CONONDEMNING IRAN'S ATTACKS. MINISTER CONDEMNING IRAN'S ATTACKS. >> Translalator: WHAT. IRAN'S ATTACKS. >> Translator: W WHAT POSSIBLE MILITARY. POSSIBLE MILITARY PURPOSE CAN YOU HAVE FOFOR ATTACKING A. PURPOSOSE CAN YOU HAVE FOR ATTACKING A REFINERY AND A. FOR ATTACKING A REFINERY AND A >> CAN SAUDI ARABIA. REFINERY AND A >> CAN SAUDI ARABIA DETERMINE THE OIL. >> CAN SAUDI ARABIA DETERMININE THE OIL PRICE BY CLOSING THE. DETERMINE THE OIL PRICE E BY CLOSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ? PRICE BY CLOSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ? >> WHAT LITTLE TRUST.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ? >> WHAT LITTTTLE TRUST THERE WAS BEFORE HAS. THERE WAS BEFORE HAS COMPLETELY B BEEN SHATTERED. SHATTERED. >> Reporter: AS THE PENTAGON I IS SAYING IT. PENTAGON IS SAYING IT IS DECIMATING IRAN'S ABILITY TO ATTTTACK, ABILITY TO ATTACK, WITH IRANIAN MISSILE AND DRONE STRIKES DODOWN. AND DRONE STRIKES DOWN 90%. >> THEY WOULD SHOOT. 90%. >> THEY WOULD SHOOT MORERE IF THEY COULD. >> THEY Y WOULD SHOOT MORE IF THEY COULD. THEY CAN'T. MORE IF THEY COULD. THEY CAN'T. >> LET'S PICK IT UP. THEY CAN'T. >> LET'S PICK ITIT UP THERE. >> LET'S PICK IT UP THERE. THE ISRAELI PRIME. THERE. THE ISRAELI PRIME E MINISTER IS MAKING A. MINISTER IS MAKING A MAJOR HEADLINE WITH COMMENTS ABOBOUT THE. MAJOR HEADLINE WITH COCOMMENTS ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THE WAR. COMMENTS ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THE WAR. >> Reporter: NETANYAHU. TIMELINE OF THE WAR. >> Reporter: NETANYAHU SAYING IRAN CAN NO. >> Reporter: NETANYAHU SAYING IRAN CAN NO LONGER ENRICH URANIUM. SAYING IRAN CAN NO LONGER ENRICH URANIUM ANAND MANUFACTURE. LONGERER ENRICH URANIUM AND MANUFACTURE BALLISTIC MISSILES. AND MANUFACTURE BALLISTIC MISSILES. NENETANYAHU SAYING THE. NETANYAHU SAYING THE WAR WILL BE OVER SOONER THAN PEOPLE.

WAR WILL BE OVER SOONER THAN PEOPLE THINK. SOONER T THAN PEOPLE THINK. HERE IN SAUDI ARABIA, THINK. HERE IN SAUDI ARABIA, THE DRONES AND. HERE IN SAUDI ARABIA, THE DRONES AND MISSILES KEEP COMING. THE DRONES AND MISSILES KEEP COMING. >> KEIR SIMMONS FOR US. >> KEIR SIMMONS FOR US TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU. TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU. >>> WE W WANT TO HEAD TO. WE THANK YOU. >>> WE WANT TO HEAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE. THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL TROOPS HEADING TO THE. DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL TROOPS HEADING TO THE REGION, PRESIDENT. TROOPS HEADING TO THE REGION, PRESIDENT TRUMP P TONIGHT SAYS HE. TRUMP TONIGHT SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS TO PUT U.S. GROUND TROOOOPS IN. U.S. GROUND TROOPS IN IRAN. HERE IS GABE. IRAN. HERE IS GABE GUTIERREZ. HERE IS GABE GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT. GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP DISMISSING THE. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP DISMISSING THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY. POSSIBILITY OF ANY AMERICAN BOOTS ON THE GROUND INSIDE IRAN. AMERICAN BOOTS ON THE GROUND INSIDE IRAN. >> NOT PUTTING TROOPS. GROUND INSIDE IRAN. >> NOT PUTTITING TROOPS ANYWHERE. >> NOT PUTTING TROOPS ANYWHERE. IF I WERE, I WOULDN'T.

ANYWHERE. IF I WERE, I WOULDN'N'T TELL YOU. IF I WERE, I WOULDN'T TELL YOU. BUT I'M NOT PUTTING. TELL YOU. BUT I'M NOT PUTTINING TROOPS. TROOPS. >> Reporter: HE IS CONFIRMING THE. >> Reporter: HE IS CONFIRMING THE PENTAGON IS ASASKING. CONFIRMING THE PENTAGON IS ASKING CONGRESS FOR ANOTHER. PENTAGAGON IS ASKING CONGRESS FOR ANOTHER $200 BILLION. CONGRESS FOR ANOTHER $200 BILLION.. >> IT'S A SMALL PRICE. $200 BILLION. >> I IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO MAKE SURE WE. >> I IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO MAKE SURE WE STAY TOP. TO PAY TO MAKE SURE E WE STAY TOP. >> Reporter: THAT. STAY TOP.. >> Reporter: THAT COULD FACE SKEPTICISM. >> Reporter: THAT COULD FACE S SKEPTICISM ON CAPITOL HILL AS THE. COULD FACE SKEPTICISM ON CAPITOL HILL ASAS THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS. ECONOMIC IMPACTS RIPPLE ACROSS THE U.S. >> EVEVERYTHING IS GOING. RIPPLE ACROSS THE U.S. >> EVERYRYTHING IS GOING UP AND UP AND UP. >> EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND UP ANAND UP. >> Reporter: THE. UP AND UP AND UP. >>>> Reporter: THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS. >> Reporter: THE AVERAGE PRICE OF G GAS HAS CLIMBED 90 CENTS A. HAS CLIMBED 90 CENTS A GALLON OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. GALLON OVER THE LASTST FEW WEEKS. >> I THOUGHT IT WOULD. FEW WEEKS. >>>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORSE, MUCH WORSE, >> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORSE, MUCH WORSE, ACTUALLY.

BE WORSE, MUCH WORORSE, ACTUALLY. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A. ACTUALLY. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A A CHANCE IT COULD BE. CHANCE IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE. IT'S N NOT BAD. IT'S NOT BAD. IT'S GOING TO BE OVER WITH SOON. WITH SOON. >> Reporter: MOST REPUBLICANS SUPPORT. >> Reporter: MOST REPUBLICANS S SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S. THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO ATTACK IRAN. DECISION TO O ATTACK IRAN. CLEARLY, SOME DON'T. CLEARLY, SOME DON'T. AS THIS VOTER IN PENNSYLVLVANIA TOLD. AS THIS VOTER IN PENNSYLVANIA TOLD NBC'S JON ALLEN. PENNSYLVANIA TOLD NBC'S JON ALLEN. >> IF YOU COULD SAY. NBC'S JON ALLEN. >> IF YOU COCOULD SAY SOMETHING TO PRESIDENT. SOMETHING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHAT WOULD D IT BE? TRUMP, WHAT WOULD IT BE? >> YOU ARE A WORTHLESS. BE? >> YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PILE OF [ BLEEP ]. >> YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PILE OF [ BLEEP ]. >> YOU VOTED FOR HIM. >> YOU VOTED FOR HIM HOW MANY TIMES? >> THREE TIMES. HOW MANY TIMES? >> THREE TIMES. MY BAD. >> THREE TIMES. MY BAD. APPARENTLY I'M AN. MY BAD. APPARENTLY I'M AN IDIOT.

APPARENTLY I'M AN IDIOT. >> Reporter: BESSENT. IDIOT. >> Reporter: BESSENT SAYING THERE HAS BEEN. >> Reporter: BESSENT SAYING THERE HAS BEEN DEFECTIONS WITHIN. SAYING THERE HAS BEEN DEFEFECTIONS WITHIN IRAN'S LEADERSHIP. IRAN'S LEADERSHIP. HE DIDN'T OFFER SPECECIFICS. HE DIDN'T OFFER SPECIFICS. >> THE REGIME WILL. SPECIFICS. >> THE REGIME WIWILL COLLAPSE WITHIN. >> THE R REGIME WILL COLLAPSE WITHIN ITSELF. COLLAPAPSE WITHIN ITSELF. >> Reporter: DURING A. ITSELF. >> Reporter: DURING A MEETING TODAY WITH. ER. MEETING TODAY WITH JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER IN THE OVAL OFFICE, A. JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER IN THE OVAL OFFICE, A JAPAPANESE REPORTER. IN THE OVAVAL OFFICE, A JAPANESE REPORTER ASKED WHY HE DIDN'T. JAPANESE REPORTER ASKED WHY HE DIDN'T GIVE WARNING TO ALLIES. ASKEKED WHY HE DIDN'T GIVE WARNING TO ALLIES BEFORE ATTACKING IRAN. GIVE WARNING TO ALLIES BEFOFORE ATTACKING IRAN. >> WE DIDN'T TELL. >> WE DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT BECAUSUSE WE WANTED. ANYBODY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE WANTED SURPRISE. BECAUSE WE WANTED SURPRISE. WHO KNOWS BETTER ABOUT. SURPRISE. WHO KNOWS BETTER ABOUTUT SURPRISE THAN JAPAN? WHO KNKNOWS BETTER ABOUT SURPRISE THAN JAPAN? OKAY?

SURPRISE THAN JAPAN? OKAY? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME. OKAY? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT PEARL HARBOR? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT PEARL HARBRBOR? RIGHT? ABOUT PEARL HARBOR? RIGHT? >> GABE AT THE WHITE. RIGHT? >> GABE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> G GABE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THE TRUMP. HOUSE. THE TRUMP ADADMINISTRATION ALSO. ADMINISTRATION ALSO ANNOUNCING NEW EFFORTS TO REDUCUCE ENERGY. ANNOUNCING NEWEW EFFORTS TO REDUCE ENERGY PRICES? TO REDUCE ENERGY PRICES? >> Reporter: YES, TOM. PRICES? >> Reporter:r: YES, TOM. THE TREASURY SECRETARY. >> Reporter: YES, TOM. THE TREASURY SECRETARY SASAID THE U.S. MAY LIFT. THE TREASURY SECRETARY SAID THE U.S. MAY LIFT SANCTIONONS ON IRANIAN. SAID THE U.S. MAY LIFT SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN OIL IN TRANSIT AMID. SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN OIL IN TRANSIT AMID THE E SURGING ENERGY. THE SURGING ENERGY PRICES. HE SAID THTHAT MOVE.