PressTV.ir – Aug 1, 2026Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi has warned regional countries against aligning with the United States, saying any state that acts as a “defensive shield” for Washington will “burn in the fire of war.” “We explicitly declare that Muslim countries must exercise foresight, monitor America’s crimes, and reconsider cooperation and alignment with the United States,” he said. “Otherwise, any country that turns itself into a defensive shield for the criminal and aggressor United States will burn in the fire of war.” The United States has used its bases that are spread out in regional countries in its 40-day joint war of aggression on Iran, which began on February 28. Iran, in response, has attacked US military bases and interests in those countries, in addition to Israeli targets in the occupied territories.