Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani told Euronews that Iran would fire missiles toward Europe if the United States attacked it from bases there, naming Italy and Germany.
In a statement dated Nov. 4 and published Nov. 3, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it was revising its target list and preparing responses to threats without geographic limits. It described the approach as deterrence but named no European location.
Ardestani, a member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, made his remarks in an interview published Nov. 3. He said Iran would strike bases used against it and assets of countries that assisted the United States. He identified no particular base.
Ali Bahreini, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, had taken a similar conditional position in a March 13 Euronews interview. He said a base used to attack Iran would be a legitimate target and, when asked about Europe, left open the possibility that a site there could be included.
In its Nov. 3 edition, Iranian newspaper Kayhan argued that potential targets could reach the “heart of Europe.” That was the newspaper’s assessment; the IRGC statement specified no European target.
