FT Reports Iran Considers US and British Targets in Europe
The report says Iranian planners have assessed strikes on US and British assets in Europe and ways to disrupt subsea cables.
- 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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Tehran is currently considering attacks on US bases in Europe if White House President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, The Financial Times reported, citing two sources in the Iranian regime.
Trump says that there is no prospect of negotiations with Iran Iran is considering attacking US military targets in Europe if the war between them has a new escalation, revealed on Wednesday (19) the British newspaper "Financial Times" (FT). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp Two sources of the Iranian regime told the newspaper that Tehran aims such attacks to raise the risks of the conflict for the US.
Iran is considering launching attacks on American military installations in Europe, where tensions will intensify further, reports Financial Times. Iran's forces have analyzed the option of attacking American targets...
L'articolo Financial Times: "Iran ready to strike US bases in Europe." Tehran to the Gulf countries: "Helping them is how to enter war" proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.
As the war between the United States and Iran enters a prolonged phase following the armistice agreement, Iran has warned of the possibility of widespread strikes against European and Middle Eastern countries that provide U.S. military bases. Iran is directly targeting Europe with extended-range ballistic missiles and is continuing military provocations through technological cooperation with neighboring countries, including North Korea.
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