August 2, 2026 | 04:35 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday warned that Tehran's armed forces would respond decisively to any act of aggression.
His message on Telegram came after US President Trump made his since-rescinded threats of fresh strikes, and also followed a call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan.
In the post, Araghchi said the US, Israel and any Gulf states involved would bear full responsibility for any new attacks.
Tehran had already threatened military retaliation targeting critical infrastructure in Israel and Gulf countries after US media reports that Washington was thinking about major new strikes on Iranian targets, including energy sites.
Since the war began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic, Iran has already often responded to any strikes by targeting Gulf states hosting US military bases.
Trump says no new strikes on Iran if peace deal is reached soon
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to refrain from carrying out threatened attacks on Iran under the condition that a peace deal with Tehran was reached quickly.
Trump said the US was "locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran," but that Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked him not to carry out fresh strikes.
"Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
"The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it DONE," he added.
His remarks come after he on Friday threatened to hit Iran "very hard," with reports saying US attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure were being considered.
According to the US media reports, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Trump before Saturday's social media postings to express concerns over the reports of planned new attacks.
The report, which cited US sources close to the talks, said the crown prince urged Trump to de-escalate.
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