Saudi King Salman says will resolutely confront aggressive threats

Saudi Arabia's King Salman said that a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca on Friday would seek to confront threats and work for the future of Arab and Islamic states.

"We will resolutely confront aggressive threats and subversiveactivities," King Salman said on Twitter as the summit began.

Earlieron Friday, King Salman told an emergency Arab summit that decisive action wasneeded to stop Iranian "escalations" following attacks on Gulf oilassets, as U.S. officials said a military deployment had deterred Tehran.