The Latest: US deploys more troops to Mideast as Trump considers ‘winding down’ military operations

President Donald Trump says his administration is considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States announces it is sending more warships and Marines to the region and Iran threatens to attack tourist sites worldwide. The mixed U.S. messages came after another climb in oil prices plunged the U.S. stock market, and was followed by a Trump administration announcement that it will lift sanctions on Iranian oil loaded on ships, a move aimed at wrangling soaring fuel prices. The war, meanwhile, has shown no signs of abating with Israel saying Iran continued to fire missiles at it early Saturday.