Iran says regional countries should reconsider ‘alignment’ with US
8/1/2026 11:55:59 AM
Iranian Major-General Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s top joint military command, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, has said the US actions against Iran increasingly risk igniting widespread regional conflict.
In comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster, Abdollahi said regional countries should understand that the US intends to use their wealth, infrastructure and resources “as a defensive shield from its weakened military”.
He said those countries should reconsider their “cooperation and alignment” with the US, warning that any country serving as the US’s “defensive shield” will be “consumed by the flames of war”.
In comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster, Abdollahi said regional countries should understand that the US intends to use their wealth, infrastructure and resources “as a defensive shield from its weakened military”.
He said those countries should reconsider their “cooperation and alignment” with the US, warning that any country serving as the US’s “defensive shield” will be “consumed by the flames of war”.