Iran has issued direct warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain, declaring that allowing U.S. forces to use their airspace or military bases in any strike against Iranian targets would be considered an “act of hostility.” The threat, is a clear attempt by Tehran to intimidate regional players into submission as it braces for possible retaliation after years of orchestrating terror across the Middle East.
This is not a defensive move by a nation seeking peace—it is the desperate act of a regime that knows its network of terror is crumbling under mounting international and regional pressure. From Gaza to Lebanon, from Syria to Yemen, Iran’s axis of proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, the Houthis, and Shiite militias—has been under relentless assault, with Israel leading the charge.
Tehran’s warning is a veiled admission of fear. Iran understands that any meaningful strike on its military infrastructure—especially in retaliation for recent ballistic missile attacks on Israeli cities—will require regional coordination. But instead of de-escalating, Iran is now threatening the very Arab nations it seeks to dominate, reminding them that it sees their sovereignty as secondary to its regional ambitions.
Let’s be clear: Iran is not a victim. It is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism. Its IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) has trained, armed, and directed terrorist operations against Israeli, American, and Arab targets alike. It has used Syria as a weapons highway to Hezbollah, turned Iraq into a staging ground for proxy militias, and transformed Yemen’s Houthis into a long-range missile threat to Israel and Saudi Arabia alike.
By threatening Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain, Iran is once again revealing its true face—not as a regional partner, but as a hostile occupier of Arab sovereignty.
These nations now stand at a crossroads. Will they allow Iran’s threats to dictate their foreign policy? Or will they join the growing alliance of states that reject the tyranny of Tehran and support decisive action against the IRGC’s regional terror machine?
The world must not be intimidated by Iranian blackmail. Any military operation against Iran’s terror infrastructure—whether led by the United States, Israel, or a coalition—will not be an act of aggression. It will be a long-overdue act of self-defense by the free world.
