Tehran will strike US bases in Europe if used to attack Iran, security chief says

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Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that Tehran would strike US bases in Europe if they were used to launch attacks on Iran. The report also says Washington appears to have pulled back from threats of new strikes, following Republican losses in the US midterm elections.

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Wednesday that Tehran would attack US bases located in Europe if they were used to carry out bombing raids against the Islamic republic. The heavy defeat of US President Donald Trump's Republican Party in the midterm elections earlier this month seems to have pushed Washington to pull back its threats to carry out fresh strikes against Iran.