Al-Monitor- In her appearance before the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit on Dec. 7, UK Prime Minister Theresa May called for deeper military cooperation with members of the Arab bloc and said the United Kingdom and its allies must work together to counter “Iran’s aggressive regional actions.” In this vein, she told leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, “As part of the renewed relationship that I want to forge with you, the United Kingdom will make a more permanent and more enduring commitment to the long-term security of the Persian Gulf.”

Her posturing immediately raised eyebrows in Tehran, leading Iran to issue a warning against London about the consequences of a possible greater future role in the region.

The day after May’s comments at the PGCC summit, the chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, told Iranian state TV, “If Britain seeks to persist with such a policy vis-a-vis the Islamic Republic of Iran, the parliament will once again move to downgrade relations.”

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