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Iran threatens US bases in Europe used for attacks, BBC reports

Tehran's warning comes alongside a refusal to give up enriched uranium, which BBC Persian's Parham Ghobadi describes as negotiating leverage.

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Tehran vows to strike US bases in Europe if they are used to attack Iran | BBC News

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1:21Rezaei threatens US bases beyond the Middle East if they are used to attack Iran.
5:35Ghobadi explains that Iran sees its enriched uranium stockpile as leverage in negotiations with the West.
7:54US charges allege Iran-backed plots in Europe and America, including an incident near RAF Fairford.
10:10Tawfik discusses reports linking Bessent's move to a military base to Iran-related threats.
12:40Allianz Trade projects up to $800 billion in Gulf economic damage by 2030.

Iran's warning extends beyond the Middle East: US military bases in Europe could be targeted if they are used to launch attacks on Iran, its security chief Mohsen Rezaei says in footage featured by BBC News.

The report, presented by Ben Thompson as part of The Iran War Today, drew roughly 346,000 views in its first twelve hours. It brings together Tehran's military threats, its position on nuclear negotiations and US allegations of Iranian-backed plots abroad.

BBC Persian journalist Parham Ghobadi explains the intended reach of the warning: "They are trying to extend their strategic depth and reach from the Middle East into Europe." He says Iran has removed its previous missile-range cap. That is an account of Tehran's stated position, rather than footage of a strike on a European base.

The other central message concerns enriched uranium. Rezaei says none of Iran's stockpile will be allowed to leave the country under negotiations to end the war. Ghobadi explains why that matters: Iranian officials see the material as a bargaining chip with the West, making its fate a substantive obstacle in talks.

From New York, correspondent Nada Tawfik details US charges against three men accused of involvement in Iran-backed plots in Europe and America, including an incident near RAF Fairford. The allegations remain charges, not convictions. She also discusses US media reports linking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's relocation to a military base to threats associated with Iran.

The programme closes by widening the lens to the Gulf's economic exposure, citing an Allianz Trade estimate of up to $800 billion in damage by 2030 from infrastructure attacks and regional instability.

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