Iran security chief threatens US bases in Europe if used for strikes

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Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened to strike US bases in Europe and other distant regions if they are used for attacks against the Islamic Read More:…

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened to strike US bases beyond the Middle East, including in Europe, if they are used for attacks against the Islamic Republic.

“If American aircraft take off from an American military base, even one located in a European country or some other distant region, to bomb Iran, we will strike those bases as well,” Rezaei told Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

He added that Iran’s response would “target America’s more distant military installations,” and potentially “certain islands that they assume are beyond the reach of our missiles.”

The Middle East war broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at countries across the region, while the militant groups it backs in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq also entered the fray.

Diplomatic efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan have been underway to negotiate an end to the war.

And Washington has appeared to dial back threats of renewed strikes after the defeat of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in recent midterm elections, in part due to the unpopularity of the war on Iran.

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no need to attack Iran again, citing what he described as successful efforts to undermine its economy.

Iranian officials have previously threatened to expand the geographic scope of the conflict should the US attack again.

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