FT Reports Iran Considers US and British Targets in Europe
The contingency planning reflects Tehran’s effort to widen any conflict and raise the cost for Washington, according to people close to the regime.
- On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that Iran has assessed options for striking United States and British military assets in Europe, including Bulgaria and Cyprus, if Washington escalates its conflict with Tehran.
- Sofia recently authorized United States refueling aircraft to operate from the Bezmer air base, increasing the facility's strategic importance to Washington and prompting Iranian consideration of Bulgaria as a target.
- One insider told the Financial Times that Iran would place "no limits" on its response if Washington escalated, stating "Iran will defend itself at any price, go beyond the region and hit Europe too."
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned last month that British facilities supporting American attacks could be "legitimate targets," following a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus earlier this year.
- Iranian planners have also examined ways to disrupt subsea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran considers options to raise costs for Washington if the conflict expands beyond its current scope.
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Iran has assessed the possibility of striking key US military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump orders a further escalation of military action against the Islamic Republic, the British newspaper The Financial Times (FT) reported, citing sources close to the Iranian regime.
The sources also report to the Ft that Tehran has examined separately the possibility of attacking submarine fiber optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz in case of a new escalation
Iran has assessed the possibility of attacking U.S. military targets located on European territory if Donald Trump escalates the war with the Ayatollah regime. So far, the Islamic Republic has allegedly assessed countries from the south-east of the continent, such as Bulgaria, which last month approved the use of its Bezmer air base for the refuelling of aircraft from the U.S. country. Iran’s plans have been revealed this Wednesday by the econom…
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Iran is considering attacking military bases in Bulgaria and Cyprus, among others, if the US escalates the war, according to information obtained by the Financial Times. In principle, any base used to attack Iran in Europe could become a target. At the same time, it is reported that the US has expanded its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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