Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former foreign policy advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said that if NATO bases are used for operations against the Islamic Republic, Iran will attack them even if they are located in Europe. He also claimed that Iran has already downed an F-35 fighter jet and will down all of them, according to the source affiliated with Iranian news.
Mohammad Javad Larijani — a former foreign policy adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — stated that Iran would attack NATO bases in Europe if they are used for operations against the Islamic Republic. "If NATO bases are used for activities against the Islamic Republic, we will attack them, even if they are in Europe," he said, according to the source covering Iranian news.
Larijani also claimed that Iran has already shot down an F-35 fighter jet, adding: "Soon we will down all of them." The claim is unverified; no Israeli or US military sources have reported such a loss.
The statement comes against the backdrop of escalating rhetoric between Iran and the United States. In recent weeks, The Zioneer has reported on warnings from Iranian officials including Mohsen Rezaei, the military adviser to Khamenei, who threatened the US with loss of credibility, and the Iranian Foreign Ministry, which warned of further strikes on US bases. This latest threat specifically targets NATO territory, marking a potential escalation in the scope of Iranian deterrence threats.
Larijani served as a top foreign policy adviser to Khamenei and is considered a hardline voice. His remarks were carried by an Iranian news the source and have not been independently confirmed by official Iranian state media.
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