Iran threatens US bases in Europe if Washington resumes war: What to know

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Iran is rebuilding its missile capabilities and recently said it lifted self-imposed limits on the range of its ballistic missiles.

A senior Iranian official threatens to strike military bases as far away as Europe if war breaks out again, as reporting suggests Tehran is seeking to rebuild and expand its missile program.

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said early Thursday morning, Tehran time, that Iranian forces would target any European military installation involved in a new US attack.

Details: “If the US launches another war against Iran, every military base involved in the aggression — from West Asia to Europe — will be a legitimate target for Iran’s lethal strikes,” he wrote on X.

Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Reza Naqdi said Wednesday that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the armed forces to prepare for operations "in any geographic area deemed appropriate," Iranian media reported.

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