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Iran Warns Gulf States: U.S. Military Aid Means Hostilities

8/19/2026

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Iran’s Chief of Staff Major General Ali Abdollahi warned Gulf states that any assistance to the U.S. military will be treated as participation in hostilities.
Abdollahi said Iran monitors regional bases and doubts U.S. aircraft operate there unnoticed.
Member of Iran’s parliament Fada Hossein Maleki told Khabar Online he does not rule out a U.S. nuclear strike by President Donald Trump but believes Iran would respond proportionately.

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Iran’s Chief of Staff Major General Ali Abdollahi warned Gulf states that any assistance to the U.S. military will be treated as participation in hostilities.
Abdollahi said Iran monitors regional bases and doubts U.S. aircraft operate there unnoticed.
Member of Iran’s parliament Fada Hossein Maleki told Khabar Online he does not rule out a U.S. nuclear strike by President Donald Trump but believes Iran would respond proportionately.