quote: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said later in comments to Iran's official IRNA news agency: "A significant portion of this new route is located in Iranian territorial waters, and a part of it is in Omani territorial waters. "It is designed in such a way that commercial ships will pass through Iranian territorial waters, both on the inbound and outbound legs of their journey." He said the talks with Oman had "reached fundamental understandings" on issues including the map of the routes for the entry and exit of maritime traffic. | Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington's closest regional allies. The warning was delivered through a flurry of ‌high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald Trump threatened on July 28 to strike Iran's energy network and infrastructure, the sources said. Two senior Iranian officials, two Gulf sources and a senior regional diplomat with knowledge of the discussions said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke with his Saudi, Turkish and Qatari counterparts, as well as Pakistan's army chief. All spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Araqchi urged Washington's Gulf allies to use their influence with Trump to dissuade him from launching renewed strikes, the senior diplomat said, warning that any attack on Iran would prompt retaliation against U.S. assets and energy facilities across the Gulf. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

quote: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said later in comments to Iran's official IRNA news agency: "A significant portion of this new route is located in Iranian territorial waters, and a part of it is in Omani territorial waters. "It is designed in such a way that commercial ships will pass through Iranian territorial waters, both on the inbound and outbound legs of their journey." He said the talks with Oman had "reached fundamental understandings" on issues including the map of the routes for the entry and exit of maritime traffic. | Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington's closest regional allies. The warning was delivered through a flurry of ‌high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald Trump threatened on July 28 to strike Iran's energy network and infrastructure, the sources said. Two senior Iranian officials, two Gulf sources and a senior regional diplomat with knowledge of the discussions said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke with his Saudi, Turkish and Qatari counterparts, as well as Pakistan's army chief. All spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Araqchi urged Washington's Gulf allies to use their influence with Trump to dissuade him from launching renewed strikes, the senior diplomat said, warning that any attack on Iran would prompt retaliation against U.S. assets and energy facilities across the Gulf. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

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