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Araghchi: Armed Forces proved outsiders cannot even protect themselves
Bahrain military dialogue a ‘show’ to cover up US destabilizing policies: FM spox
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reacted to a military conference held by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in Bahrain, saying that Iran’s military forces have proven that outsiders cannot even protect themselves.
“Has CENTCOM brought security or insecurity to our region?” “The answer is clear,” Araghchi asked in a post on his X account on Thursday after CENTCOM announced that it had held a regional security meeting hosted by the Bahrain Defense Force with senior military officials from 11 Middle Eastern countries.
According to the CENTCOM statement, Commander Gen. Brad Cooper and senior military officials from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen discussed the region's current security situation and opportunities to enhance military cooperation.
“Equally, our Powerful Armed Forces have proven that outsiders cannot even protect themselves. Peace in our region can only be sustained when comprehensive and inclusive, with no outside interference,” Araghchi wrote.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei also on Thursday lambasted the US over the security meeting, warning neighboring countries not to be deceived by Washington's security initiatives and to remain alert to its destabilizing role in West Asia.
“The US administration has repeatedly demonstrated that it places no value on the peace and security of the countries of the West Asia region,” he said in a post on X on Thursday.
“Such gatherings are nothing more than a show and a window dressing aimed at covering up the United States' destabilizing policies and unlawful actions in West Asia,” Baqaei stressed, responding to a US statement announcing the so-called “Regional Security Dialogue” in Bahrain.
“The countries of the region must remain extremely vigilant and cautious, and they must not forget the clear lessons of the consequences of the recent US-Zionist regime military aggression and their destructive actions, which violated the security of the entire region,” the spokesman further said.
Iran’s warning comes weeks after a US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, during which Iranian armed forces launched powerful retaliatory strikes and imposed restrictions on traffic through the strategic waterway before a ceasefire and a fragile memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington eased tensions.