Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says US uses residential areas of neighboring countries to launch missile strikes against Iran, jeopardizing regional security.
In a post on his X account on Monday, Baghaei released a video showing US aggressors misusing the territory of a neighboring country to launch a missile attack against Iran.
“To those who insist on ignoring the rationale behind our defensive strikes on the US military bases/assets in the region: Missiles are being launched at Iran from residential areas in the territory of neighboring countries,” he said.
To those who insist on ignoring the rationale behind our defensive strikes on the U.S. military bases/assets in the region:
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) March 8, 2026
Missiles are being launched at Iran from residential areas in the territory of neighbouring countries, and U.S. fighters are using the airspace of… pic.twitter.com/EFn9ezc5V2
He added that the “US fighters are using the airspace of neighboring states to attack Iran, all putting regional security at risk.”
On February 28, the United States and the Israeli regime started their unprovoked military assault on Iran, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei and top Iranian military commanders.
Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the criminal aggression by launching barrages of missiles and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on the US bases in regional countries.
Iran has repeatedly emphasized that it only targets US positions and bases in the region and does not seek conflict with Arab countries. However, any location deemed a source of aggression against Iran will be a legitimate target, according to top Iranian officials.
‘It’s all about OIL’
In another post on his X account on Monday, Baghaei reacted to recent anti-Iran remarks by US Senator Lindsey Graham, noting that the comments revealed the real motive behind Washington’s stance.
Baqaei shared a video on X featuring Graham in an interview with Fox News where he said, “Venezuela and Iran have 31 percent of the world’s oil reserves. We’re gonna have a partnership with 31 percent of the known reserves. This is China’s nightmare. This is a good investment and we should applaud our men and women in military who’re doing something I’ve never seen done before.”
In response, Baghaei said, “Very rare moment of honesty: It’s all about OIL.”
Very rare moment of honesty:
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) March 9, 2026
It's all about OIL. pic.twitter.com/QzLa3Qr4Jl
Source: Iranian media (edited by Al-Manar)