By Michael Martina and Nestor Corrales

MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed on Wednesday a visit to the U.S. in September by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an Asian gathering where ministers voiced concern about the Iran war and South China Sea tensions.

Rubio said he and Wang discussed at length the need to lay the groundwork for a "very positive visit" by Xi, and it was their job to manage the big differences between the two countries and ensure they did not get out of control.

BEIRUT, July 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold their next round of U.S.-brokered talks on August 4 in Italy, a Lebanese official told Reuters on Wednesday, as the two countries begin implementing a plan for Israeli withdrawals and Lebanese army deployments in southern Lebanon.

The two longtime foes have held more than three months of face-to-face talks, billed as a way to put a permanent end to hostilities since a new war erupted on March 2between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, triggered by the wider regional conflict.

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump renewed his threats to attack Iranian infrastructure on Wednesday, saying the U.S. would attack a bridge or power planteach time Tehran targets a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

(Refiles with full title of Turki Alalshikh in paragraph 17)

By Timour Azhari

RIYADH, July 21 (Reuters) - Senior Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials on Tuesday shared similar social media posts affirming their close historical ties and "wise leadership," a move that follows months of tensions owing to a rift between the two Gulf monarchies.

The posts on X by Saudi Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosary and Abdulla bin Mohamed Alhamed, Chairman of the UAE National Media Authority, were both released at 7 p.m. Riyadh time.

By Michael Martina

MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday the need to identify areas of cooperation to lay the groundwork for a "very positive visit" to Washington in September by President Xi Jinping.

Meeting with Wang in Manila on the sidelines of a regional gathering led by the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, Rubio said both sides had differences, but their job was to manage them and ensure they do not get out of control.