Warning to the USA: Iran is threatening attacks on US bases in Europe

Iran is threatening attacks on US military bases from West Asia to Europe if the US starts another war. Donald Trump's recent statements are also not well received in Tehran.

The Strait of Hormuz remains a central point of contention in the conflict between the United States and Iran. (Archive image) Photo: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP/dpa

Tehran. The Iranian leadership warns the USA of new attacks on the Islamic Republic. “If the US starts 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,” wrote the Secretary General of the Iranian Security Council, Mohsen Resai, on Platform X. There will then be no safe distance, no safe haven, no immunity, he threatened.

A few days ago, US President Donald Trump declared the military conflict with Iran “effectively over” and said: “We are maintaining the status quo, and we are doing so at the insistence of neighboring countries.”

“Neither war nor peace”

In contrast, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf told Al Jazeera that his country was determined to overcome the situation described as “neither war nor peace” - not necessarily through negotiations, but through sustained deterrence. An agreement with Washington is possible, the ball is in the USA's court. So far, Trump's government has not responded specifically to the Iranian embassy. Ghalibaf reiterated seven conditions that the US would have to meet for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations.

According to reports, according to Tehran, the US should, among other things, stop all hostilities against Iran and its allies in the region, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon. In addition, the naval blockade against Iranian ports and ships is to be ended, sanctions and the ban on oil exports are to be lifted and frozen Iranian assets are to be released. Iran is also demanding reparations for war damage. It is unlikely that the US government will meet these demands in advance.

US works to keep Strait of Hormuz open

Meanwhile, the US military's regional command said American forces were continuing to work around the clock to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to merchant shipping and to strictly enforce the "iron naval blockade" against Iran.

At the end of February, Israel and the USA began their war against Iran. In response, Iran's armed forces effectively blocked shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz for a long time with threats and attacks. For several months, the US Navy has been trying to enable trade in oil and liquid gas across the strait again by providing escort for civilian ships.