# Tehran warns Gulf states against complicity in US aggression against Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/26059

- TASS, 2026-08-19 10:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175037

> Iranian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Ali Abdollahi says Tehran is closely watching the deployment of US forces in Persian Gulf states. Iran would consider any assistance or support those countries provide to the US military an act of aggression and complicity with the aggressor.

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