Tehran threatens Washington with attacks on military bases

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat that the U.S. would come to the aid of protesters in the country facing violence, warning that the Islamic Republic could retaliate against American bases and troops in the region. 

“Moreover, the disrespectful President of America should also know that with this official admission, all American centers and forces across the entire region will be legitimate targets for us in response to any potential adventurism,” Ghalibaf said. 

He added that Iran never equate protesters with foreign mercenaries, recalling that armed field agents of foreign spying services failed in their attempt to turn the rightful protests of people.

A senior Iranian official was responding to Trump’s warning that his administration is “locked and loaded and ready to go” to come to rescue “peaceful protesters” if Iran shoots and “violently kills” them.