Tehran will strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by U.S. forces that have massed in the region, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Qatari Al Jazeera TV on Saturday.
The U.S. and Iran held indirect talks on Friday in Oman. Washington was represented by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law. Trump called the talks “very good” and said more were planned for the coming week.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear program after sending the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships to the region amid Tehran’s crackdown on nationwide protests that killed thousands.
The U.K., meanwhile, has deployed more fighter jets to Cyprus to bolster security amid concerns that aU.S. attack on Iran could plunge the region into a wider conflict, The Times of London reported. Six F-35Bs left RAF Marham on Friday for Cyprus, joining Typhoons already there carrying out missions over Iraq and Syria, according to the report.