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KUWAIT CITY — Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on
Wednesday that Arab states in the Gulf should not allow the United
States to launch attacks on the Islamic republic from bases in the
region.

"States in the region which house US military bases
should know that these bases must not be used against Iran. The region
should not become a launchpad for aggression against Iran," Larijani
told a news conference in Kuwait.

Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, all
members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, are home to major
US military bases. Bahrain is home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.

Larijani,
however, assured Gulf neighbours that Iran "does not want to inflict
any harm on the GCC states," and charged that the United States was
scaring the Gulf from Iran to promote its presence in the region.

"I
believe that for the sake of having new military bases in the region...
and control over its resources, the Americans and Zionists are trying
to scare the region from Iran," he said.

"We feel that certain
regional groups in addition to America and the Zionists are trying to
create disputes between Iran and the states in the region. We will not
interfere in the internal affairs of other countries," he said.

Larijani
is concluding a three-day official visit to Kuwait during wh... >>>