Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje’i, Iran’s Judiciary chief, says Tehran has no hostility towards neighbouring countries, according to Al Jazeera.

He says during a meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Tehran, “We have always helped our neighbours, and we will continue to assist them in times of hardship and difficulties.”

On the ongoing Iranian attacks aimed at its Gulf neighbours, he notes that Iran is merely striking the “source of US aggression.”