‘US must leave the region, for West Asia to have security as the tensions in the Gulf continue to escalate’, said the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said, "In short: For the region to be secure, the United States should not be there."
The conflict in West Asia has widened with the US, Israel, and Iran targeting each other's energy targets, threatening the global supply of oil and gas.
On Saturday, it was reported that a drone strike had targeted the Fujairah Port in the UAE, triggering a fire. A well-informed Gulf analyst confirmed that the Iranian attack on Fujairah caused a fire from falling debris after the successful interception of a drone by UAE air defence systems, with no injuries reported.
The analyst said the incident highlights the urgency of preventing any further escalation in the region. According to the analyst, the repeated targeting of the UAE reflects its strategic importance in regional commerce, diplomacy, and financial flows, rather than any weakness.
Naeini said Iranian attacks on American bank branches in neighbouring countries were carried out in response to recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian bank properties earlier this week and briefly disrupted banking operations in the country.
At least 17 vessels have been attacked in key Middle East shipping lanes over the past two weeks amid the ongoing conflict, according to a report by CNN citing data from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The current confrontation began on February 28 when US-Israeli airstrikes killed senior Iranian officials and commanders. Since then, Iranian armed forces have launched daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in Israeli-held territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.
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