Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian points out that the United States, despite being situated thousands of kilometers away, consistently attempts to meddle with a wide range of regional issues.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has refuted claims by the United States that Iran played a role in recent attacks on US bases in West Asia. He asserted that Tehran does not command any group and that Iran does not have any proxies in the region.
The top Iranian diplomat shared these remarks in an interview on CNN‘s GPS program during his visit to the United States last week, during which he also participated in a UN General Assembly emergency meeting regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza.
Following the Israeli bombing of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza on October 17 and amid the intense aerial campaign in the besieged region, various Resistance factions in Western Asia, including Iraq, have carried out several attacks on US occupation bases and facilities. US President Joe Biden and other officials have attributed responsibility to Iran.
In response, Amir-Abdollahian refuted their claims, saying, “It is totally wrong and unfounded that any attack, which is carried out in the region and when US interests are targeted by any group, are attributed to the Islamic Republic without any evidence.”
“They don’t take orders from Iran. They act based on their interests, as the operation that Hamas carried out was a fully Palestinian decision. They shouldered responsibility, took a decision, and took action,” the Iranian diplomat said, referring to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
He also emphasized that Iran, as a regional player, is directly affected by and engaged in regional issues. He contrasted this with the United States, which is located thousands of kilometers away but seeks to meddle in all regional matters.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the top Iranian diplomat pointed to the US military presence in Syria without the approval of the Damascus government and Washington’s support for the Israeli government in the ongoing aggression in Gaza as examples of such meddling.
“We are in our region. We are defending our national security,” he added, underlining that “the Islamic Republic of Iran has no proxies in the region. Iran has not had and does not have any proxy war. It is Israel, which is the proxy of the US in the region and has made our region insecure.”
Source: AlMayadeen