Top Irani diplomat Javed Zarif on September 19 warned United States and Saudi Arabia that any attack on Iran will spark an 'all-out war'. statement came at time when US and Saudi are expected to respond to drone and missile strike on latter's oil infrastructure on September 14. Saudi attack me a strong impact on global energy markets with a halt in 5% of world's total oil supply. comment by Foreign Minister is undoubtedly strongest warnings Iran has me over years. It is assumed that remarks by Zarif were targetted at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who called Saudi attack an 'act of war'

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"Iran will defend itself", warns Zarif

Zarif while speaking to foreign media said, “I think it is important for Saudi government to understand what y’re trying to achieve. Do y want to fight Iran until last American soldier? Is that ir aim?”. He n warned, “y can be assured that this won’t be case ... because Iran will defend itself”. When media asked him what will be result if re is a strike by America or Saudi. Zarif replied to question by saying, “an all-out war”. Tehran diplomat was all set to travel to US on September 20. He said that country is willing to have peace talks and have hopes of avoiding conflicts. “I’m making a very serious statement that we don’t want war. We don’t want to eng in a military confrontation”, he said. He also said, "We believe that a military confrontation based on deception is awful”. Iranian envoy n said that re will be a lot of casualties but it won't stop m to defend ir nation if re is an attack. 

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Pompeo reacts

Mike Pompeo while on a visit to United Arab Emirates to meet Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, reacted on Iranian diplomat's comments saying, “I was here (doing) active diplomacy while foreign minister of Iran is threatening all-out war to fight to last American”. Pompeo said that he was hopeful that middle eastern country would go for peace inste of violence but he is doubtful about that. “re are still those today who think, ‘Boy, if we just give Iran just a little bit more money y’ll become a peaceful nation,’” he said. “We can see that that does t work”. 
A spokesperson at Iran’s mission to United Nations on Thursday stated that Iranian diplomat and President Hassan Rouhani received American visas in order to attend United Nations General Assembly in New York. 

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(With inputs from AP)