Iran warns it will hit US bases if attacked
Iran has warned it will strike United States military bases across the Middle East if US forces attack the country. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera that any US strike would draw a direct response on American installations in the region, but said this should not be viewed as an attack on the countries hosting those bases. He stressed that Tehran distinguishes between neighbouring states and the foreign forces stationed there. Araqchi spoke a day after Iran and the US agreed to continue indirect nuclear talks, which both sides described as a good start following a round of negotiations in Oman. He said no date has been set for the next meeting, while US President Donald Trump has suggested they could resume early next week. Trump has threatened military action while demanding that Iran abandon uranium enrichment, halt ballistic […]