Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country’s neighbors on Tuesday pledged that they would not let their “soil or airspace” be used in any attack, as Israel weighed retaliation for Tehran’s missile strike on October 1.
Speaking to reports in Kuwait, Foreign Minister Araghchi said, “All our neighbors have assured us that they will not let their soil or airspace be used against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
A report by the news agency AFP said that before Kuwait, Araghchi was in Bahrain on Monday as part of a regional tour that has also taken him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Egypt, and Turkey.
If Israel attacks Iran in any form.” Araghchi told reporters in Kuwait that Iran was closely monitoring the movements of American bases in the region and was aware of all their movements and flights.
If Israel attacks Iran in any form, Iran will respond in the same format, he added.
The foreign minister also repeated Tehran’s warnings against Israel not to attack its nuclear facilities.
“Attacking nuclear sites is a big international crime; even threatening to attack nuclear sites is a crime and against international rights,” Araghchi said.
