Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei stated on Wednesday that Tehran will attack US bases in Europe if those locations are used to conduct bombing raids against the Islamic republic. Speaking in an interview with Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV in Tehran, Rezaei warned that if American aircraft depart from a base in a European country or any other distant region to bomb Iran, Iran will strike those bases as well.
Rezaei further stated that Iran's response to any renewed US attacks would "target America's more distant military installations – including the ones we have not yet attacked". He did not specify which installations he meant, but added that Iran might strike certain islands that they assume are beyond the reach of Iranian missiles.
The current conflict began on February 28 following US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran responded by launching drones and missiles at various countries in the region hosting US military assets, while militant groups backed by Iran in Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon also joined the fighting.
Diplomatic negotiations to end the war are currently being led by Pakistan and Qatar. Tehran is demanding that Washington unfreeze assets and lift sanctions in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded since the conflict started.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated there is no need to attack Iran again, pointing to successful efforts to damage the Iranian economy. Washington has appeared to taper down recent 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.
