FT Reports Iran Considers US and British Targets in Europe
Iran is weighing strikes on U.S. and British military sites in Europe and on undersea cables if Washington escalates, the Financial Times reported.
- 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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For almost half a year, the war has been going on in Iran. If the US attacks critical infrastructure, Tehran could have Europe attacked. At least regime insiders report such plans.
Iran War Day 173: If U.S. Escalates, Iran Could Strike Europe, FT Reports
Iran is mulling possible retaliatory options against U.S. assets in Europe should President Donald Trump escalate the war, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. FT cited “insiders” who said Iranian forces have weighed attacks in southeastern European countries such as Bulgaria, which last month approved U.S. military use of its Bezmer airbase for refueling. Bulgaria’s Defense...
Iran is considering attacking US military facilities in Europe if US President Donald Trump decides to escalate the war, sources close to the Iranian regime have told the Financial Times.
The proposals to counter US objectives outside the Middle East are based on the fact that many representatives of the Tehran regime consider a new escalation of the conflict to be inevitable. Iran has taken into account the attack on American military targets in Europe if US President Donald Trump will escalate the conflict, ...
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