The United States’ deployment of cutting-edge F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates will endanger the region’s security

The United States' deployment of cutting-edge F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates "will endanger the region's security," Iran warned on Tuesday.
  
"We do not in any way approve the presence of foreign forces in the region. We advise the regional countries against providing a basis for their presence," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters.
  
His comment reinforced criticism voiced on Monday by Defense Minister Ahmad Vahid, who was quoted as saying: "Such deployments in the region are both harmful and useless. They are mostly done to create a psychological trend and a sense of insecurity in the region."
  
US officials speaking on condition of anonymity on Monday said an unspecified number of F-22 Raptors had been sent to the Al-Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates.
  
A US Air Force spokeswoman confirmed the presence of the aircraft in the general region, while a Pentagon spokesman, Captain John Kirby, described it as "a very normal deployment." The dispatch of the F-22s, though, comes at a moment of high tension in the Gulf.

Mehmanparast said in his briefing: "Regional countries should resort to collective cooperation to ensure their security. Seeking foreign countries or their equipment not only will not provide security but will endanger the region's security."
 
 Vahadi likewise said Gulf countries should cooperate on security, and was quoted as saying: "The presence of foreign forces in the region will only complicate the situation further and lead to insecurity."