--- title: "Iran threatens US bases in Europe if attacked" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked" category: "Conflict & Security" area: "Middle East" published: "2026-11-11T16:25:13.870Z" source_reported: "2026-11-11T16:10:38.000Z" updated: "2026-11-11T16:25:13.870Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 59 hype_score: 65 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-11-11T16:15:21.716373+00:00" --- # Iran threatens US bases in Europe if attacked *Supreme National Security Council secretary warns of strikes on European soil if aircraft launch from there.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to a named body, but no named sources or independent outlets. - Craft 59 of 100, higher is better. Most outlets provided digests, limiting the depth of reporting and quoting. - Hype 65 of 100, lower is better. Headlines and digests use strong language like 'chilling new threat' and 'unusual threat'. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei threatened to strike US bases in Europe if they are used for attacks against Iran. - Rezaei stated that American aircraft taking off from European bases to bomb Iran would result in strikes on those bases. - The threat includes US bases in distant regions and islands. - Rezaei made these statements in an interview with Lebanese television channel al-Mayadeen. Iran has threatened to strike US military bases located in Europe if those bases are used for attacks against the Islamic Republic. Mohsen Rezaei, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made the threat in an interview with Lebanese television channel al-Mayadeen. He specified that if American aircraft take off from US military bases in Europe to bomb Iran, Tehran will strike those bases. The warning also encompasses US bases in distant regions and islands. ## Disagreement on missile infrastructure Some reports mention Iran unveiling new missile infrastructure. www.dnevnik.bg reported that Iran would target US bases in Europe if they were used to attack it, hours after the Islamic Republic unveiled new missile infrastructure completed eight years ago. No other outlet mentions this missile infrastructure. ## What the coverage left out None of the reports mentioned any specific US bases in Europe that Iran might target. The reports also did not include any details about the specific types of aircraft or potential attack scenarios that would trigger Iran's response, beyond the general statement of aircraft taking off to bomb Iran. No centre-rated outlet covered this story. ## Who covered it Shares of the 11 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 27% (3) - Centre: 9% (1) - Right: 64% (7) 15 of 26 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-11-11T16:15:21.716373+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 1 time; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-11-11T16:30:37.898Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated reports led with Iran's threat to strike US bases in Europe. In.gr's headline stated: 'Iran: We Will Hit US Bases in Europe if They Are Used for Attacks Against Us'. The Independent's headline read: 'Iran threatens to target US bases in Europe in chilling new threat'. Both reports carried the core statement from Mohsen Rezaei about striking European bases if used for attacks against Iran. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - The right-rated reports also focused on Iran's threat to strike US bases in Europe. Mehr News Agency's headline was 'Iran may target certain US bases in Europe if attacked again'. Yonhap News Agency reported: 'Iranian Security Chief: "If U.S. Attacks, We Will Strike U.S. Military Bases in Europe"'. Sabah.com.tr's headline asked, 'Will Iran Target Bases in Europe? Mohsen Rezaei Makes a Noteworthy Statement About a Potential Attack!'. These reports all conveyed Rezaei's warning about retaliatory strikes on European bases. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - veryLow: 1 - low: 1 - mixed: 4 - high: 5 - unknown: 15 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [in.gr](https://in.gr/2026/11/11/world/iran-tha-pliksoume-vaseis-ton-ipa-stin-eyropi-an-xrisimopoiithoun-gia-epitheseis-enantion-mas) — Iran: We Will Hit US Bases in Europe if They Are Used for Attacks Against Us - [Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija](https://lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/3111449/irano-saugumo-vadas-grasina-ispuoliu-atveju-smogti-jav-bazems-europoje) — Iran's Security Chief Threatens to Hit US Bases in Europe if Attacked - [Insider Paper](https://insiderpaper.com/iran-security-chief-threatens-to-strike-us-bases-in-europe-if-used-for-attacks) — Iran security chief threatens to strike US bases in Europe if used for attacks - [The Independent (US)](https://the-independent.com/bulletin/news/iran-us-trump-strikes-mohsen-rezaei-b3083275.html) — Iran aims retaliation threat at US bases in Europe - [Beirut 24](https://beirut24.org/2026/11/11/%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9) — My Satisfaction Threatens European Countries. - [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/11/11/2736246.html) — JUST IN: Iran will target US bases in Europe if aircraft operating from them attack Iran, and will expand its strikes to US bases in locations it has not previously targeted, says Iran's Supreme National Security Council.. - [NEWSru.co.il](https://newsru.co.il/mideast/11nov2026/mohsen_rezaei_006.html) — Iran Threatens to Attack Targets in Europe in the Event of a Resumption of War - [London Loves Business](https://londonlovesbusiness.com/iran-threatens-to-attack-us-airbases-in-europe-even-islands-they-believe-our-missiles-cannot-reach) — Iran threatens to attack US airbases in Europe, even 'islands they believe our missiles cannot reach' - London Business News - [The Independent](https://independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-war-europe-us-bases-threat-trump-b3083258.html) — Iran threatens to target US bases in Europe in chilling new threat - [www.dnevnik.bg](https://dnevnik.bg/sviat/2026/11/11/4978746_iran_zaplashi_s_udari_po_bazi_na_sasht_v_evropa_i/?ref=rss) — Iran Threatens to Strike US Bases in Europe, Shows Off New 'Missile City' - [indyturk.com](https://indyturk.com/node/785085) — Threat From Iran to the US: We Can Target Military Bases in Europe - [NewsBomb](https://newsbomb.gr/kosmos/story/1775823/iran-vazei-sto-stoxastro-tis-amerikanikes-vaseis-stin-evropi-ston-xarti-ton-apeilon-kai-i-soyda) — Iran: Targets American Bases in Europe - Souda Also on the "Map" of Threats - [www.ertnews.gr](https://ertnews.gr/eidiseis/me-pligmata-se-amerikanikes-vaseis-stin-eyropi-an-dexthei-epithesi-apeilei-iran-arneitai-na-paradosei-to-emploutismeno-ouranio) — Iran Threatens to Strike US Bases in Europe if Attacked - Refuses to Hand over Enriched Uranium - [Karar Gazetesi](https://karar.com/dunya-haberleri/iran-saldiri-sinyali-verdi-hedef-abdnin-avrupadaki-askeri-usleri-2083649) — Iran Signals Attack: Targets Are US Military Bases in Europe. - [Unknown](https://srugim.co.il/101015938-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9F-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A3-%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%94) — Iran Makes an Unusual Threat: We Will Attack Bases on European Soil - [negocios.com](https://negocios.com/geopolitica/iran-amenaza-atacar-bases-eeuu-europa-trump-vuelve-golpear/20261111155127497798.html) — Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Bases in Europe if Trump Strikes Again - [Mehr News Agency](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/249344/Iran-may-target-certain-US-bases-in-Europe-if-attacked-again) — Iran may target certain US bases in Europe if attacked again - [연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency](https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20261111183100079) — Iranian Security Chief: "If U.S. Attacks, We Will Strike U.S. Military Bases in Europe" - [IMLebanon](https://imlebanon.org/2026/11/11/iran-985) — Iran Is Threatening European Countries! - [Akşam](https://aksam.com.tr/dunya/irandan-avrupayi-vururuz-tehdidi-abdnin-uzak-bolgelerdeki-usleri-hedefte/haber-1713845) — Iran Threatens to Strike Europe! US Bases in Distant Regions Are the Targets. - [kikar.co.il](https://kikar.co.il/world-news/iran-threatens-us-bases-europe-rezaei-warning) — Iran Threatens: "We Will Attack American Bases in Europe if They Launch Attacks" - [sabah.com.tr](https://sabah.com.tr/dunya/irandan-carpici-saldiri-aciklamasi-avrupadaki-bazi-abd-uslerini-hedef-alabiliriz-7699662) — Will Iran Target Bases in Europe? Mohsen Rezaei Makes a Noteworthy Statement About a Potential Attack! - [Daily Express](https://express.co.uk/news/world/2265369/iran-issues-horror-threat-strike) — Iran issues horror threat to strike bases in Europe in huge WW3 warning - [BizToc](https://biztoc.com/x/e3718bcc73452ee5) — Iran's Rezaei: We'll hit 'far-off' bases if US attacks - [vz.ru](https://vz.ru/news/2026/11/11/1474857.html) — Iran Threatened Retaliatory Attacks on Remote U.S. Military Bases - [Apa](https://apa.az/asia/iran-abs-i-regiondan-uzaqda-yerlesen-herbi-bazalarini-vurmaqla-hedeleyib-1012881) — Iran Threatens to Strike US Military Bases Far From the Region ## Questions **What did Iran's security chief threaten?** Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary, threatened to strike US military bases in Europe if they are used for attacks against Iran. He stated that if American aircraft take off from these bases to bomb Iran, Tehran would retaliate by striking those bases. **Does the threat include bases in distant regions?** Yes, the threat made by Mohsen Rezaei includes US bases in distant regions and islands. This indicates that the potential retaliation is not limited to bases geographically close to Iran but extends to a wider range of locations. **Where were these statements made?** Mohsen Rezaei made these statements in an interview with the Lebanese television channel al-Mayadeen. This interview was the primary source for the reporting on Iran's threat. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Iran threatens US bases in Europe if attacked", https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe-if-attacked