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Tehran warns regional states against any support for American aggression
‘Iran will never allow US to interfere in Strait of Hormuz’
Iran’s military warned regional countries of any cooperation with the United States against the Islamic Republic, saying that they would bear responsibility for any expansion of the conflict across the region.
"Regional leaders are warned that any cooperation with the United States and logistical support for its military will be regarded as a war against Iran's sovereignty and national security. If the conflict expands across the region, the flames of war will engulf all countries in the region," said the spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Ebrahim Zolfaghari in a statement on Monday.
Zolfaghari added that responsibility for any insecurity and any expansion of the conflict in the region rested with countries that are cooperating with the US "criminal military."
The warning came as tensions have been rising between Iran and the US in recent days following attacks by the US on southern Iranian cities and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on the US bases in regional countries.
American forces have deliberately targeted Iran’s transportation infrastructure, fishing boats, cargo vessels, and meteorological facilities and buildings in recent days.
Deadly attacks on Iran
On Monday, the US military continued its attacks on Iran, targeting several southern cities including Abadan, Ahvaz, Behbahan, Dezful, Omidieh, Andimeshk, Mahshahr and areas around Shadegan. The attacks also hit the central city of Naeen. At least two people were killed and three others injured in the US attacks in Abadan.
Nearly 20 people have been killed since the new round of US attacks against Iran on the pretext of attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed by Iran’s Armed Forces following the US-Israeli aggression against Iran in February.
In response to new US attacks, Iran’s Armed Forces targeted US military bases in regional countries on Monday.
The Iranian Army said in a statement that it targeted locations housing US forces in Kuwait following “repeated unlawful American acts of aggression” on southern Iran.
The statement said Army’s drone attacks also hit air defense and missile systems, shelters and logistical support facilities used by the “terrorist” American army in Kuwait.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also announced the successful targeting of fuel depots and ammunition storage facilities at Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base, setting them ablaze in a precise retaliatory operation against US military infrastructure in the region.
The IRGC stated on Monday that its Aerospace Force struck key targets at the US base, which serves as a critical hub for American forces. The operation resulted in fires raging through fuel storage areas and ammunition facilities, dealing a significant blow to US logistical capabilities and operational readiness in West Asia.
Controlling Strait of Hormuz
Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said that Iran will not allow the US to play any role in managing the waterway under any conditions.
Zolfaghari said the US “repeated adventurism and mischief” to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz have “seriously endangered regional security, international trade, and the passage of oil tankers and commercial vessels.” He criticized certain regional states for cooperating with the United States, warning that such collaboration "increased the danger of war spreading across the entire region."
Zolfaqari emphasized that Iran's Armed Forces would “firmly confront any disruption and insecurity" created by the "aggressor and pirate US military" for the passage of commercial ships and oil tankers outside the routes designated by Iran and without authorization from the Armed Forces.
His remarks came after US President Donald Trump claimed that Washington could take control of the strategic waterway.
"We're taking over the Strait. They have nothing. They've got nothing," Trump said in an interview with Fox News.