
'Crushing blow' awaits UAE if it aids another attack on Iranian islands: Top military command
Key Takeaways
- Iran warns UAE against permitting its soil for attacks on Abu Musa, Greater Tunb.
- The warning comes from Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's top operational command.
- The islands targeted are Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
UAE launch-site warning
Iran's highest operational command unit has warned the United Arab Emirates against allowing its soil to be used again as a launch pad for aggression targeting the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
“Iran's highest operational command unit has warned the United Arab Emirates against allowing its soil to be used again as a launch pad for aggression targeting the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf”
Issuer: Khatam al-Anbiya HQ
The warning was issued on Friday by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's highest operational command unit that coordinates operations between the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Direct threat details
In a statement, spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said, \"As we have previously announced, and demonstrated in practice, we will strike the origin of any aggression against our territory and national sovereignty.\"
“Iran's highest operational command unit has warned the United Arab Emirates against allowing its soil to be used again as a launch pad for aggression targeting the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf”
\"We warn the United Arab Emirates that if any further aggression originates from its territory against the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s powerful Armed Forces will subject Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE to heavy and crushing strikes,\" he added.
Ras Al Khaimah context
The official was referring to an industrial port city, which serves as the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.
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