If the United States enters a new war against Iran, every US military base from the Middle East to Europe will face devastating attacks, Mohsen Rezaei, a senior Iranian security official and former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has warned. The threat has raised fears that the current tensions could spread beyond the Middle East to Europe.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (11 November), Rezaei wrote that if the United States started the war again, every military base from West Asia to Europe involved in the attack would be a target for Iran. “No distance is safe any more; there is no safe haven or exemption for anyone,” he wrote.
In an interview the same day with the Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen, Rezaei said Iran’s response would not be limited to US bases in neighbouring countries. If US warplanes flew to attack Iran from a base in Europe or from a distant island, Iranian missiles would strike there too, he said. He claimed Iran’s military strength had grown many times over since the start of the war.
Iran has not officially named any bases in Europe, but the Iranian newspaper Kayhan said US and NATO bases in Europe would be at great risk if a major war broke out. Mysterious drones were earlier seen over Ramstein, the US air base in Germany.
In contrast to Iran’s aggressive stance, the United States has struck a somewhat softer tone. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said economic pressure had already cornered Iran, so there was no need for a new large-scale attack on the country. Analysts believe that after the Republicans’ poor showing in the November midterm elections, Washington, under domestic political pressure, does not want to enter a new war.
Diplomatic talks between the two countries have also stalled completely. Rezaei said plainly that there were no direct talks with the United States and that Iran would never hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium. Although a proposal on the nuclear issue has been sent through Qatar, Tehran’s position is clear: to end the conflict, the United States must first accept Iran’s seven conditions.
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