Iran warns neighbors it will hit American bases in case of US strikes

Tehran has warned neighbors hosting U.S. troops that it would hit American bases if Washington strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

Some personnel have been advised to leave the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar — one of the main U.S. air bases in the region — by Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters.

The diplomats said, however, that there were still no signs of the large-scale troop withdrawal seen hours before the Iranian missile attack last year.

As noted, an American human rights group reported that about 2,600 people were killed during anti-government protests in Iran. Reza Pahlavi, a descendant of the last Shah of Iran, reported that the death toll was more than 12,000.

Reuters notes that the main U.S. bases in the Middle East are located in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey.

To remind, Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in support of protesters in Iran.