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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The Iran war no longer only affects Iran, Israel and the US. Now, however, it could reach a completely new level of escalation: the Iranians seem to be thinking about bombarding US targets in the EU. Insiders call concrete countries that could become targets. From Iran's point of view, it is now up to US President Donald Trump whether EU countries are also drawn directly into the Iran war. Iranians are thinking about attacking targets in Europe …
Iran could also attack European military targets in another war. Tensions are also rising as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz have stalled.
Among the possible targets are military installations in Bulgaria, where about a month ago the local government approved the use of a base for refueling aircraft.
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