FT Reports Iran Considers US and British Targets in Europe
Tehran is weighing retaliatory strikes on U.S. and British sites in Europe and undersea cables, with sources saying the response depends on Washington.
- 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 Reportedly Weighs Strikes on US Bases in Europe
Iran is reportedly gaming out ways to bring its war with the US to Europe. The Financial Times reports that Tehran has evaluated American bases in countries including Bulgaria as potential targets if Washington intensifies strikes on Iranian infrastructure. Iran has also examined options for hitting subsea fiber-optic cables in...
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, asserted that his nation's armed forces will exercise the legitimate right to self-defence by striking the exact origin of any foreign threat.
Among them would be Cyprus and Bulgaria, says the US Financial Times citing sources close to the Ayatollah regime.
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