A senior Iranian official has issued a sharp warning to regional neighbours, specifically Bahrain, over their support for a US-backed resolution concerning the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reports.

Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian parliament, cautions that aligning with Washington would result in “severe consequences”.

In a post on X, Azizi targets the island nation directly: “We warn governments, including microstates like Bahrain, that siding with the US-backed resolution will bring severe consequences. Do not close the doors of the Strait of Hormuz to yourselves forever!”

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