Neighboring countries carried out strikes against Iran, says Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, confirming reports of strikes by Gulf countries against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has been regularly attacking Gulf nations since the outbreak of war in February, citing their cooperation with and hosting of US troops.
“Against all norms of international law and the principle of being a good neighbor, these countries opened their territory to parties attacking Iran,” Baghaei says.
“In some cases, we know that they independently participated in the military aggression against Iran.”
The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Bahrain and Kuwait, which came under daily attacks from Iran this month, carried out secret strikes on Iranian drone and missile depots, with the support of the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE carried out its own attacks on Iran earlier in the war.
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