βSuch an act will have severe consequences for them,β the senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that Iranβs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had placed the countryβs armed forces on high alert.
In a warning that underscores the regionβs mounting volatility, Iran has cautioned its Gulf neighbors that any involvement in a potential U.S. military strikeβwhether direct or indirectβwill be considered an act of hostility and met with severe consequences.
The message, delivered amid a deepening standoff between Washington and Tehran over Iranβs nuclear program, was reported by Reuters citing a senior Iranian official.
According to the report by Reuters, the Iranian government has issued formal warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain, stating that the use of their airspace or territory by American forces for any potential strike on Iran would provoke retaliation.
