Tehran, March 19 -- Iran on Thursday (local time) called on countries in West Asia to prevent the United States from using military bases in their own territories. These bases are the "root cause" of the current crisis and are being used for operations against Tehran, claimed Iran. The government has warned that such actions would amount to complicity in aggression.

"Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emphasizes the Urgent Need for Regional Countries to Act to Prevent the Continued Use of Their Territory and Facilities by #America and the #ZionistRegime for Conducting Military Aggression Against Iran," Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran's X post read.

Ismail Baghaei, the official spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry...