Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, threatened on Wednesday, November 11, to strike American bases in Europe. The threat applies to bases from which aircraft would take off to attack Iran.
What Rezaei said
The statement was made in an interview with Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen, recorded in Tehran and aired on Wednesday. Rezaei stated that if American aircraft take off from a base in a European country or another distant region to bomb Iran, “we will also strike those bases.”
He also said that Iran’s response to any possible new attack would not be limited to nearby facilities. According to him, Iran could strike “American long-range bases, including those we have not yet attacked,” and even islands that the US considers beyond the reach of Iranian missiles. He did not name specific bases or criteria for selecting targets.
Appeal to host states
Rezaei called on countries hosting US troops not to cooperate with any American attack on Iran. The threat is therefore conditional: a base will become a target if it is used in an operation against Iran. Poland was not mentioned in the statement.
In the same interview, as Al Mayadeen reports, Rezaei denied talks with Washington. He accused the US of breaking the agreement signed in Islamabad. He also said that Iran will not remove enriched material from the country, and he linked the opening of the Strait of Hormuz to seven conditions.
Context
The war, in which Iran has fired at US bases in the region, began on February 28, when Israel and the US launched a massive attack on Iran. In June 2025, during the 12-day war, Iran struck US bases in Qatar.
At the end of October, we reported that US forces were ready for a large-scale operation, while Trump had not made a decision. According to France 24, the Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections seems to be prompting Washington to withdraw its threats of new strikes. As of publication, neither the White House, the Pentagon, nor the governments of countries hosting US bases in Europe had responded to Rezaei’s remarks.
