Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif threatened that an “all-out war” would result from a military strike on Iran by the United States or Saudi Arabia in response to last weekend’s attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
“I make a very serious statement about defending our country. I’m making a very serious statement that we don’t want war,” Zarif told CNN in an interview that aired Thursday.
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“We don’t want to engage in a military confrontation,” he continued. “We believe that a military confrontation based on deception is awful, will have a lot of casualties. But we won’t blink to defend our territory.”
Administration officials have blamed Iran for drone attacks Saturday on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq plant and its Khurais oil field. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the assault “an act of war” against the kingdom, while President Donald Trump announced that he had directed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “to substantially increase” economic sanctions on Tehran in retaliation.
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