An Iranian official has threatened strikes on US bases in Europe if Donald Trump launches new strikes against Iran.
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, a Beirut-based news channel with links to Hezbollah, Iranian Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that any base which American aircrafts take off from are at risk of being attacked, according to Iran International.
“If the Americans make a mistake and attack us, we will not limit ourselves to nearby bases,” said Rezaei.
“We may even target some American military bases in European countries.”
This statement comes as President Donald Trump said future strikes on Iran are “unlikely”, but then added that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" if the situation does change, per the BBC.
Although Iranian officials have expressed doubt over the president’s statement, Trump may be serious about ending the war with Iran given the anti-war sentiment expressed by midterm election voters.
Many newly elected Democrats have said they will vote to end the war, and Vice President JD Vance told the press that he believes the war was the central cause of the Republicans’ seismic defeat in the midterms.
This warning over Iranian attacks on European military bases is coming from an official source. However, three men who are accused of being Iran-backed operatives are currently facing charges in the U.S. for attempting a terror attack on RAF Fairford, an airforce base in the U.K. which held American planes and hosted American service members.
The U.S. has now removed its bombers from the base. Iran has denied any involvement in the alleged plot.
The U.S. currently has 31 bases in Europe, and also shares 18 bases with European allies.
There were approximately 84,000 U.S. service members across the United States European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility as of early 2025, according to data from the Center for European Policy Analysis.
The U.S. Air Force operates in the UK out of RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. However, the U.S. armed forces removed several aircraft from RAF Mildenhall on November 10th amid unspecified threats.
The threat to bomb military bases in Europe is not the only major threat made by Iran against the Trump administration in recent weeks.
U.S. Treasurer Scott Bessent had to move out of his D.C. home and on to a military base in early November due to threats from Iran, according to the New York Times.
Bessent has been leading financial pressure such as increased sanctions against the nation. It is unclear how severe the threats are at this time.
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