Iranian military accuses US of ‘escalating tensions’ in region 

Iran’s military accused the United States of “escalating tensions” in the Middle East on Saturday and warned countries in the region against cooperating with Washington during the ongoing conflict. “The United States is rapidly moving down the path of escalating tensions in the region,” said Ali Abdollahi, head of Iran’s military central command. “Any country serving as defensive shield for criminal and aggressive America will be engulfed by the flames of war.”