[51392] Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Arab countries serve as a 'human shield' for the US

Regional tension: Iran warns its neighbors against cooperation with the US

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, issued a series of sharp statements today, May 5, 2026, against the American military presence in the region. According to reports published on several Telegram channels affiliated with government officials in Iran, including آخرین خبر and خراسان آنلاین, Baghaei claimed that Iran harbors "no hostility toward the countries of the region," and that its attacks against them are intended solely for self-defense against the "aggression of the US and the Zionist regime."

According to the spokesperson, as reported in اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, the Pentagon is deliberately working to turn Washington's Arab allies into a "human shield." In آخرین خبر, Baghaei was quoted as saying that "under international law, these countries are accomplices in American aggression," as they provide bases, military resources, and logistical support for operations directed against Tehran.

Similar messages in content were also conveyed by other media outlets, including خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا, and حامیان پزشکیان. These sources, clearly identified with Tehran's official narrative, emphasize the point that Iranian attacks in the region are "reactive only."

It should be noted that this is a coordinated Iranian propaganda line intended to shift responsibility onto Gulf and Middle Eastern countries hosting foreign forces, while attempting to portray Iran as a victim of combined American-Israeli "aggression." The high distribution level of the news, which has received over 23,000 cumulative views, indicates an intensive effort to echo this message to the Iranian public and the international arena.