Iran’s foreign ministry has called the most recent US strikes on Iran a “clear violation” of the country’s national sovereignty and warned Middle Eastern countries hosting US troops that they might be targeted if Iran is attacked again.
“(Iran’s armed forces) inflicted heavy damage on US bases and assets in the region that served as the origin of these attacks,” a ministry statement said, adding that Iran “will not hesitate to target the source of attacks.”
Iran launched strikes on targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan on Wednesday, after the US struck Iranian sites near the Strait of Hormuz in what it said was retaliation for the downing of an Army Apache helicopter.
It’s unclear if any US facilities in the region sustained damage in the latest attacks, but air defenses were activated in all three nations. CNN has sought comment from US Central Command.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held phone calls with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia and Turkey following the US attacks, the ministry said in a separate statement.
