Iran blast day... Iran warns Gulf states not to join U.S. security alliance
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NICOSIA — Iran has expanded its threats against the Gulf Cooperation Council, warning another member state against military cooperation with the United States.Iran said the UAE must not become a U.S. base for hostile action against Teheran. It was the second warning by Teheran against a GCC state in less than a week.
"UAE officials should not let the United States use their country as a base for hostile activities against Iran," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Nov. 26.
[On Nov. 26, the Iranian-inspired Shi'ite opposition won parliamentary elections in Bahrain. The Shi'ite opposition Al Wefaq won 16 out of the 40 seats in parliament, and was expected to win a majority of the chamber after run-off elections on Dec. 2.]
Hosseini, in remarks reported by the official Iranian news agency Irna, did not elaborate. The UAE has long disputed Iran's control of three islets in the Gulf and observed the first U.S.-led weapons of mass destruction interdiction exercise in the region on Oct. 30.
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