Iran Warns Against Continued Regional Interference in Response to US-PGCC Communiqué
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it considers the recent positions contained in the joint statement issued by the US Secretary of State and the Foreign Ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), to be interventionist, irresponsible, and provocative, warning against the continuation of hostile and interventionist conduct in the region.
In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the claim regarding the "enduring US commitment to the security of the PGCC member states" is nothing more than rhetoric and a distortion of reality. It is now clearer than ever that the US military presence in the countries of the region is merely a burden on the peoples of the region and a source of insecurity and division. According to the statement, the United States' use of military bases and facilities located in regional countries to carry out its act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran during the period from February 28 to April 8, 2027, clearly demonstrated that the United States places no value on the security of the regional countries or on the relations among them. It added that the countries of the region whose territory and facilities were used by the US-Zionist aggressors during the recent imposed war to attack Iran are expected to reconsider their positions.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed its abhorrence at the repetition of the major fabrication concocted by the genocidal Zionist regime and the United States regarding Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
It advised the PGCC member governments, instead of aligning themselves with the United States in portraying Iran's peaceful nuclear program as a threat, to join the Islamic Republic of Iran in advancing the initiative for a nuclear-weapon-free West Asia and to compel the United States to cease obstructing the implementation of this initiative. The ministry pointed out that lasting peace and security in the region can only be achieved through confidence-building and mutual cooperation among the countries of the region, free from destructive US interference. The inclusion of the clichéd phrase "threats posed by Iran"—a concept invented years ago by the Zionist regime and the United States as part of their Iranophobia campaign—reflects the US administration's attempt to impose its delusions and ambitions on the countries of the region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran also expressed regret over the PGCC's alignment with the United States and the Zionist regime in describing the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance as "Iranian proxies." It reiterates that the only proxy entity in the region is the Zionist regime.
Recalling the direct responsibility of the United States, the Zionist regime, and those regional countries that participated in the US-Zionist military aggression against Iran for imposing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the Strait of Hormuz lies within the territorial waters of the two littoral states, Iran and Oman. It further states that the provisions agreed upon in Paragraph 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Termination of the Imposed War shall serve as the basis for managing navigation through the Strait.
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