Iran vows decisive response to US aggression in talks with Pakistan, Turkey

Iran on Saturday warned the United States against any 'adventurous action', saying it would retaliate decisively if American forces carried out fresh attacks on Iranian targets, escalating tensions across the Middle East.

The warning came after US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was losing faith in negotiations with Tehran and threatened to launch further strikes, saying the US would be "hitting them" if necessary.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi conveyed the warning during separate phone calls with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

According to Araqchi's Telegram account, he told Pakistani and Turkish officials that Iran would respond decisively to any "aggression" and discussed the consequences of what he described as destabilising actions by the US and the growing risk of regional insecurity.

In his conversation with the Saudi foreign minister, Araqchi said any attack by the US or Israel, or participation by regional countries in such actions, would draw a "proportionate response" from Tehran.

The warnings came hours after Kuwait's army said it had intercepted and destroyed hostile drones launched by Iran targeting several vital facilities. Falling shrapnel damaged a government facility in northern Kuwait and civilian property on Bubiyan Island, though no casualties were reported.

Separately, Nournews, a media outlet affiliated with Iran's top security body, warned that any US attack on Iran's energy infrastructure would prompt Iranian strikes on oil facilities 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 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 secure a deal with Iran. However, he expressed frustration with Tehran, accusing it of repeatedly breaking its commitments.

The conflict has continued to disrupt global energy markets. Brent crude futures climbed 24 per cent in July, while uncertainty over security in the Strait of Hormuz has discouraged commercial shipping through one of the world's busiest oil transit routes.

Concerns have also spread to the Red Sea after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another key route for global energy exports.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off the coast of Oman. One tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile that damaged its engine room, while another reported an explosion near the vessel without sustaining damage.

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