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Iran threatens US bases from West Asia to Europe if war resumes
Iran warned it would attack US bases involved in a new war against the country, including bases in Europe.
The warning came from Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary-general of Iran’s security council, as tensions with the United States continue.
US President Donald Trump recently said the military conflict was effectively over, but Iran’s parliament speaker described the situation as “neither war nor peace.”
He said Iran wants lasting deterrence and that a deal is possible, but the United States must act.
Iran has set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including ending military action and the naval blockade, lifting sanctions and releasing frozen assets.
The US military says it is working to keep the waterway open to commercial ships while enforcing its blockade of Iran.
The dispute matters because the strait is a key route for oil and gas shipments, and the US Navy has been escorting civilian vessels there.
Iranian security official Mohsen Resai threatened attacks on US military bases involved in aggression against Iran, from West Asia to Europe, if the United States starts another war.
Resai said no distance or refuge would be safe from such attacks.
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran wants to end the state of “neither war nor peace” through sustained deterrence, and that an agreement with Washington is possible.
Ghalibaf said Iran has seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning negotiations.
The US military’s regional command said American forces were working to keep the strait open to commercial shipping while enforcing a naval blockade of Iran.
- Who
- Iranian security official Mohsen Resai issued the threat. The US and Iran are the parties to the dispute.
- What
- Iran threatened attacks on US military bases involved in aggression against it if the United States starts another war.
- When
- The warning was reported on November 11, 2026. The exact time it was made is not stated.
- Where
- The threatened targets are US military bases from West Asia to Europe.
- Why
- Resai said the threat would apply if the United States began another war against Iran.
Iran
United States
Threats and deterrence
Iran
Resai said bases involved in aggression against Iran would be legitimate targets if the US starts another war.
United States
The US military said it was working to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping and enforce its naval blockade of Iran.
Negotiations and the strait
Iran
Ghalibaf said Iran could reach an agreement with Washington, but named seven conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning negotiations.
United States
The article says the US government had not concretely responded to Iran’s message and that it was considered unlikely to meet Tehran’s demands in advance.
Israel and the United States began their war against Iran.
The US Navy had been trying to enable oil and liquefied gas trade through the Strait of Hormuz by escorting civilian ships.
US President Donald Trump described the military confrontation with Iran as effectively over and said the status quo was being maintained.
Handelsblatt reported Resai’s warning that US bases involved in aggression against Iran would be targets if the United States began another war.
- Threatened targets
- US military bases involved in aggression against Iran, from West Asia to Europe
- Iranian official
- Mohsen Resai, secretary-general of Iran’s security council
- Iranian parliament speaker
- Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf
- Strait of Hormuz
- Iran set seven conditions for reopening it and beginning negotiations
- Article publication
- November 11, 2026
What people are saying
If the USA begins another war against Iran, every military base involved in the aggression—from West Asia to Europe—will be a legitimate target for Iran’s deadly attacks.
There will be no safe distance, no safe refuge, no immunity.
We are determined to overcome the state described as “neither war nor peace”—not necessarily through negotiations, but through sustainable deterrence.
We are maintaining the status quo, and we are doing so at the urging of neighboring countries.