Abdollahian: Washington's Full Support for Israel is the "Root of Instability" in the Region

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told CNBC on Wednesday that Washington's full support for Israel is the "root of instability" in the region. In an interview, he stated that the United States should not tie its fate to that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Abdollahian further said, "The Yemenis and other countries in the region defend the Palestinian people and act based on their experiences and interests, and they do not receive any orders or instructions from us." He emphasized that maritime security is of utmost importance for Iran as an oil-exporting country, stating that "the turmoil around our country is not in our interest." Meanwhile, Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami was quoted by the Mehr news agency as saying that Iran respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighboring countries but will never accept the presence of "conspiracies" on its borders. He added, "We will act firmly and without any limits in defending our interests," also mentioning that "Tehran will use its missiles when it feels the necessity." The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday that it targeted sites belonging to armed groups in both Iraq and Syria with several ballistic missiles. The Revolutionary Guard claimed to have targeted what it described as "espionage" bases for Israel in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, while the region's Security Council announced that four people were killed and others injured as a result of the Iranian missile attack. The U.S. Central Command stated on Tuesday that it had intercepted advanced conventional Iranian weapons that were on their way to the Houthis in Yemen, noting that this was the first seizure of "lethal advanced conventional weapons provided by Iran" to the Houthis since the beginning of Houthi attacks on commercial ships.