Iran urges regional Arab states to publicly reject US claims of co-sponsoring military aggression

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has demanded that neighboring Arab states immediately and publicly clarify assertions by top military officials in Washington that their countries aided and participated directly in military operations against the Islamic Republic.

This follows publicly circulated comments by US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper.

In video footage, Cooper named Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan as primary regional partners that served "side by side" with American forces. ...