Why Is Iran Targeting Arab Countries Instead of the US? Explained

Why Is Iran Targeting Arab Countries Instead of the United States?

Shiite News: Iran’s target is not the Arab people or the economic and civilian infrastructure of Arab countries. Rather, its stated target is the U.S. military bases located in those countries.

According to the statement, these bases operate with the permission and cooperation of the respective Arab governments and are allegedly used to conduct military operations against Iran. Therefore, Iran says it is limiting its response to those military installations. It further argues that, under its interpretation of international law, it would have the right to target the military—and even civilian—infrastructure of countries assisting attacks against it.

Regarding Turkey, the statement says that U.S. military bases are also present there. However, it claims that as long as those bases are not used to launch attacks against Iran, Iran does not target them. It adds that if such bases were used in military action against Iran, they could also become targets of retaliation.

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The statement concludes by arguing that those who criticize this approach are either unaware of the facts or are acting out of bias. It summarizes its position with the following analogy:

“If my enemy hides in my neighbor’s house and attacks me from there, then I have every right to hold that neighbor accountable as well.”