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Iran threatens US bases in Europe if used for strikes

Sky News examines the conditional warning, the difficulty of a long-range missile attack and US allegations of a separate plot against RAF Fairford.

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Iran threatens to target US military bases in Europe

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0:00Sky reports Iran's threat to attack European US bases if they are used for strikes against Iran.
0:23Cheshire says long-range missile attacks would face warhead-capacity limits and possible NATO interception.
1:34Cheshire outlines US prosecutors' allegations of a plot against RAF Fairford orchestrated from within US custody.
2:46He reports alleged links between indictment suspects and UK attacks, including a stabbing in Golders Green.
3:22Reported threats against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent broaden the discussion beyond military targets.

Iran has threatened to attack US military bases in Europe if they are used to launch strikes against it, according to Sky News. The condition is central to the warning: the report describes a threat of retaliation, not an announcement of an imminent attack.

Sky attributes the statement to Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran's security council, who warned that another US attack would bring a response against American bases both nearby and further afield.

Security correspondent Tom Cheshire examines what that could mean for sites such as RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which supports US heavy-bomber operations. He says reaching such bases with modified Iranian missiles would be technically difficult, with limited warhead capacity over long distances and the possibility of NATO interception.

"Now that technically would be fairly difficult," Cheshire says. He suggests the warning may be intended partly to induce panic.

The report then turns from missile capabilities to newly unsealed US indictments. According to Cheshire's account, prosecutors allege a conspiracy against RAF Fairford orchestrated from within US custody. Aerial footage shows the airfield and stationed military aircraft as he outlines the allegations.

Cheshire also reports alleged links between suspects in the indictment and attacks in the UK, including a stabbing in Golders Green. The segment closes by discussing reported threats against US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, placing the European-base warning within Sky's wider account of Iran's responses to American military and economic pressure.

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