Shafaqna Pakistan: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Iran would continue military strikes against sites allegedly being used to launch attacks on Iran, following reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain.
In a post on X, Araghchi said Iran’s armed forces were carrying out “self-defence strikes” against locations that the United States is allegedly permitted to use to target civilian shipping and violate the ceasefire.
“Any hostile act will be met with an immediate, decisive response. What sanctions and war failed to achieve won’t be won with more war,” he added.
The comments came in response to remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who highlighted cooperation from Washington’s regional partners, including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
“I think our allies in the region have been very cooperative — some, obviously, very aggressively cooperative, like the UAE, for example. Kuwait’s been fantastic in this part,” Rubio said.
The IRGC on Wednesday said it attacked a US base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, in retaliation for a US overnight attack on its communications tower on southern Qeshm Island.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “alarmed” by the reported overnight exchange of fire between the US and Iran, as well as reports that Iran has targeted Kuwait and Bahrain, his spokesperson said.
“The secretary general is alarmed by the reported exchange of fire overnight between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also by reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran has targeted Kuwait and Bahrain,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a news conference.
Dujarric said Guterres is “deeply troubled by the reports of civilian casualties” and urged all sides to show restraint.
“He calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to avoid any further escalation that risks to undermine ongoing diplomatic efforts,” he said.
The spokesperson stressed that Guterres “condemns all attacks on civilian infrastructure” and noted that international humanitarian law “strictly prohibits the targeting of civilian objects”.
Expressing backing for mediation, Dujarric said, “The secretary general reaffirms his full support for all ongoing mediation efforts, including those led by Pakistan, and urges all parties to engage constructively and in good faith with diplomatic initiatives.”
Source: Express Tribune
