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Iran reportedly warns Gulf states over possible new US strikes
NDTV reported, citing five unnamed sources, that Iran has warned Gulf states any new US attack on its territory would draw retaliation against energy infrastructure across the region, an attempt to raise…
NDTV reported, citing five unnamed sources, that Iran has warned Gulf states any new US attack on its territory would draw retaliation against energy infrastructure across the region, an attempt to raise the cost of any renewed strike. The warning followed President Donald Trump's 28 July threat to strike Iran's energy network, and was conveyed through high-level contacts in which Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke with his Saudi, Turkish and Qatari counterparts and with Pakistan's army chief. A senior regional diplomat said Araqchi's message was consistent in every conversation: "We're ready to retaliate, but finding a diplomatic solution is the best way to avoid wider escalation and destruction across the region." Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman separately urged Trump to delay any strike, return to negotiations and pursue a ceasefire, and Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia all pressed Washington to resume talks with Tehran. On 2 August, Trump said he had agreed to cancel the attack on Iran "subject to being able to rapidly make a deal."
Indian Opinion Analysis
The account rests entirely on unnamed diplomats and officials, so the exact wording, scope and seriousness of Iran's warning cannot be independently confirmed beyond NDTV's report. The contacts described, Araqchi's outreach to Saudi, Turkish and Qatari counterparts and Pakistan's army chief, and Mohammed bin Salman's own appeal to Trump, point to real diplomatic activity, but neither a US strike nor an Iranian retaliation is established as imminent. Whether Washington responds to the Gulf states' calls to resume talks with Tehran, or instead proceeds with the strikes Trump has threatened, is what happens next.
Source: www.ndtv.com
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