Iran issued a threat Thursday evening, warning that any British military base that hosts US operations against Iran will become a legitimate target, according to an Iranian-aligned the source. The warning follows a similar threat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) moments earlier and expands Tehran's ultimatums to include the United Kingdom directly.
Iran threatened Thursday evening that any British military base used by the United States to strike Iranian territory will become a legitimate target, according to a report from an Iranian-aligned the source. The warning directly names the United Kingdom for the first time in the current escalation cycle, expanding Tehran's previous threats that had focused on US bases in the region.
The threat came moments after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a similar statement at 16:43 Jerusalem, also warning that British bases hosting US military operations would be targeted. The Zioneer reported that statement. The two messages, both attributed to Iranian security sources, appear to form a coordinated messaging campaign aimed at deterring any US use of British facilities for attacks on Iran.
The warnings are the latest in a series of escalating threats from Tehran. Over the past two weeks, Iranian officials including the army spokesman and the IRGC have repeatedly warned that all US bases in the region are legitimate targets if Iran is attacked. The Zioneer has covered several of these threats, including a July 16 warning that 'all infrastructure in the region' would become targets, and a July 12 IRGC threat to strike additional US bases. The current threat marks a new phase by explicitly including the UK as a potential target for the first time.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake