Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, citing foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi. “We will not allow any violation against Iran’s borders. Iran will firmly confront any aggression or threat by America,” he said. The tension between Tehran and Washington has spiked since Thursday when an Iranian missile destroyed a US Global Hawk surveillance drone, Reuters reported. Tehran said the drone was shot down over its territory and Washington said it occurred in international airspace. “Regardless of any decision they (US officials) make, we will not allow the Islamic Republic’s territory to be violated,” Mousavi noted. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he aborted the military strike to retaliate for Irans downing of the US drone because it could have killed 150 people and signaled he was open to talks with Tehran. He also stressed that he was not looking for war. Speaking to NBC News in an interview on Friday, Trump said: "Im not looking for war, and if there is, itll be obliteration like youve never seen before. But Im not looking to do that." According to Reuters, following the interview, NBC correspondent Chuck Todd said Trump had said he had no preconditions for talks with Iran and was willing to speak to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani or Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.