📰 6 sources 9 articles · 11 Nov 2026, 16:43 → yesterday

Iran threatens to strike US bases in Europe amid heightened Israeli preparations

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei threatened to strike US bases outside the Middle East, including bases in European countries, if they are used to launch attacks on Iran, in an interview broadcast by Al-Mayadeen. The threats coincided with Israeli reports that the army was ordered to intensify preparations for a possible attack on Iran, and with Iranian statements on the nuclear file and the refusal to transfer enriched uranium abroad.

📍 Where things stand: No military strike has been announced so far; Iranian threats continue amid heightened Israeli preparations and Qatari-led diplomatic efforts.

⏱️ Timeline

11 Nov 2026, 16:43 Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran would target European countries if US aircraft were launched from them to attack Iran, remarks reflecting rising tension between Tehran and Washington. Later reports the same day carried an Iranian threat to strike US bases in Europe.
11 Nov 2026, 18:41 In an interview broadcast by Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday, Rezaei said Iran's response would reach "geographically distant US military installations, including those we have not attacked yet," threatening to strike US bases outside the Middle East, including bases in European countries, if they are used to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic, and referring to the possibility of striking islands the Americans believe are beyond the range of Iranian missiles.
11 Nov 2026, 21:17 France 24 reported that the Iranian threat came despite US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington currently sees no need for major military operations, amid a war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and which Tehran answered with missiles and drones.
12 Nov 2026, 00:12 Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said the nuclear file is "not currently" part of discussions with Washington, renewed Tehran's rejection of transferring any quantity of enriched uranium outside Iran, and repeated the threat to strike US bases outside the Middle East, including bases in European countries, if they are used to attack Iran. Separately, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned a US reward of $20 million for information about the program.
12 Nov 2026, 04:50 Israeli media reported that the security cabinet headed by Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to intensify preparations for a possible attack on Iran, amid a domestic political crisis after the ruling coalition lost its majority in October elections. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot urged Netanyahu not to deploy the army except in the case of a "direct and immediate threat" until a new government is formed.
12 Nov 2026, 09:35 Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei said every military base participating in any American aggression would be a legitimate target, warning that Tehran would widen the war beyond the region's borders if attacked, while Israeli reports said the mini security cabinet directed the army to raise its readiness for possible strikes against Iran. The reports referred to Qatari-led diplomatic efforts and to threats from the US president.
12 Nov 2026, 12:01 Israeli reports said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the army during the security cabinet meeting on the evening of 11 November to intensify preparations for a possible attack on Iran. Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned that any new American war on Iran would make every military base involved in the attack, from West Asia to Europe, a legitimate target, while Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf referred to the Strait of Hormuz.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Scope of the Iranian threat

"We will target European countries if US aircraft are launched from them to attack Iran" according to lebanon debate
A threat to strike "US bases in Europe" according to شبكة تواصل الإخبارية
Striking "US bases outside the Middle East, including bases in European countries" according to France 24

Mohsen Rezaei's official title

"Secretary of Iran's National Security Council" according to lebanon debate
"Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council" according to France 24
"Secretary of Iran's National Security Council" according to Vietnam.vn

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Some sources focused only on the direct Iranian threat, while others added the context of the Al-Mayadeen interview, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks and the war background, and others linked the threats to the nuclear file or to Israeli military preparations and diplomatic efforts.

lebanon debate It led with the threat to target European countries if US aircraft were launched from them to attack Iran, without mentioning the interview in which the remark was made or Rezaei's full title.
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية It limited itself to short reports that Iran threatened to strike US bases in Europe, without details on the nature of the threat, who issued it or its timing.
France 24 It attributed the threat to an Al-Mayadeen interview, quoted Rezaei's wording about "geographically distant US military installations," added that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington sees no need for major military operations, and gave the war background and the 28 February strikes.
العين الإخبارية It linked the threat to the nuclear file, leading with the statement that the nuclear file is "not currently" part of discussions with Washington and Iran's refusal to transfer enriched uranium, and added Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's condemnation of a $20 million US reward.
Vietnam.vn It presented the Iranian threats alongside Israeli reports that the army was ordered by the security cabinet to intensify preparations for a possible attack on Iran, and noted the domestic political crisis, the opposition's position and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf's reference to the Strait of Hormuz.
وكالة الصحافة المستقلة It framed the story around Iran's warning of widening its response, linking it to reports that the Israeli army raised its readiness, to Qatari-led diplomatic efforts and to threats from the US president.