Iran’s armed forces on Wednesday warned Gulf countries against assisting the U.S. military, saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations.
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| Explained“We wish to warn that any assistance or facilitation provided to the aggressor U.S. military amounts to participation in the US military operation,” armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
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Iran’s armed forces on Wednesday warned Gulf countries against assisting the U.S. military, saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations.
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“We wish to warn that any assistance or facilitation provided to the aggressor U.S. military amounts to participation in the US military operation,” armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Also read | UAE accuses Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory
“It seems unlikely that such a large number of military aircraft, particularly refuelling aircraft could be present at regional bases without knowledge of host countries,” said Mr. Abdollahi.
