	iran warns u s against raising tension in gulf iran warned the united states on monday against exacerbating the gulf crisis saying it would endanger american interests tehran radio monitored by the british broadcasting corporation said a spokesman for iran s war information headquarters was responding to u s officials remarks about taking military action against iran the radio also quoted an iranian foreign ministry spokesman as saying iran would respond decisively to any aggressive measure by the united states the radio said the spokesman made the statement following the attack on a kuwaiti  under the u s flag and comments by american officials on carrying out retaliatory action against iran the spokesman said any u s military aggression against iran will certainly be the beginning of an extensive clash in the persian gulf and amidst this our principled policy is to confront any act which escalates tension reuter 
