After several days of increasing threats against Iran, including social media posts like “FINISH THE JOB!” Iranian retaliation – including against critical water desalination plants – could also depopulate US allies in the region, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others. Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman personally called President Trump to request he not escalate against Iran. Over the weekend the US military completed its evacuation of a major military base in the Kurdish region of Iraq. President Trump is rapidly running out of options in his war of choice against Iran.