Iran threatens to strike US bases in region if military conflict arises


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  • Wednesday, 11 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh during meet with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela November 21, 2024. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, days ahead of a planned sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks.

"Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don't come to fruition. If a conflict is imposed on us ... all U.S. bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries," Nasirzadeh said during a weekly press briefing.

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