Iran on Saturday warned the US against taking any “adventurous measures” and stated that it will act firmly if the Americans conduct new operations against Iranian targets in the region. The warning followed remarks by US President Donald Trump on Friday, in which he said he was losing faith in talks with Tehran and threatened additional attacks, stating the US would be “hitting them” if required. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered the message in separate telephone conversations with Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Iran warns against further US attacks
According to Araghchi’s Telegram account, he told the Pakistani and Turkish foreign officials that Iran would respond firmly to any act of “aggression.” He also discussed what he described as the US’ destabilising actions and warned about the growing risk of instability across the region. During his conversation with the Saudi foreign minister, Araghchi said that any attack by the US or Israel, or any involvement by regional countries in such operations, would prompt a “proportionate response” from Tehran.
The warnings were issued hours after Kuwait’s army reported that it had intercepted and destroyed hostile drones launched by Iran against several critical sites. Falling debris damaged a government building in northern Kuwait and civilian property on Bubiyan Island, though no injuries were reported.Separately, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s top security body cautioned that any US strike on Iran’s energy infrastructure would trigger Iranian attacks on oil installations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as gas fields in Qatar and Israel, claiming “all will be burned to ashes.”
At a Cabinet meeting held at Camp David on Friday, Trump said he still believed US negotiators, including Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, could reach an agreement with Iran. He nonetheless voiced frustration with Tehran, accusing it of repeatedly violating its pledges.The ongoing conflict has continued to unsettle global energy markets. Brent crude futures rose 24 per cent in July, while doubts over security in the Strait of Hormuz have deterred commercial shipping along one of the world’s busiest oil transit corridors.Anxiety has also extended to the Red Sea after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen issued threats against shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another vital channel for global energy shipments.
(With ANI Inputs)
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