Souda and Akrotiri are threatened with unprecedented Iranian strikes...
The uncontrolled conflagration expected to erupt if the USA resumes long-range strikes against Iran now threatens to engulf our country as well, since the target list of potential retaliatory strikes by the Revolutionary Guards includes the Souda base in our country, alongside other NATO installations in Cyprus and the Balkans, according to an explosive front-page report by Kayhan on November 3.
Indeed, Iran has compiled lists of military targets comprising American and NATO facilities in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Albania, Italy, and Britain, in order to launch retaliatory strikes in the event that Washington and Tel Aviv resume offensive military operations, according to a report by Iran International.
Specifically, Iranian state media and the country's military strategists have expanded their list of potential targets in Europe, following an order from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to execute retaliation without geographical limitations.
The revealing map showing potential targets of Iranian retaliation...
«This time the range of our strikes will reach Europe...»
In turn, the spokesman for the Iranian armed forces, Mohammad Akraminia, confirmed that any resumption of offensive operations will lead to an expansion of the conflict beyond the Middle East, placing European military installations utilized for logistical support, refueling, and reconnaissance operations by American forces directly into the crosshairs of Tehran's long-range missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Kayhan: Greece, Cyprus, and the Balkans in the crosshairs of our ballistic missiles
Specifically, Iranian media outlets affiliated with the hardline faction have identified American and NATO military facilities in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Albania, Italy, Britain, and on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean as potential targets.
Indeed, the hardline newspaper Kayhan, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, warned that American and NATO installations «in the heart of Europe» could become targets of attack in the event that American and Israeli strikes against Iran resume, according to Iran International.
One warning is noise. Five in one week is a pattern. And every one of them points at the same thing: Iran's answer to the next U.S. strike will NOT stop at the Middle East. Khamenei: ordered the armed forces to answer any attack "without geographic limitations." Armed forces chief: Iran "will not wait." Its target lists now include U.S. and Israeli assets. Kayhan: named U.S. facilities in Britain, Italy, Greece, Romania, Albania and Cyprus as targets if war resumes. Plus the U.S.-British base on Diego Garcia. Basij commander: "no restrictions" on targets, missile range or the scale of missile strikes. Army spokesman: the war "could expand beyond West Asia." Each one alone is a headline. Together they're a countdown. And the countdown has a date. Trump's promise not to attack Iran before the midterms ran out TODAY. Gulf officials expect U.S. strikes as early as TOMORROW, November 4. Brief, but intense. In public, Trump says no: "We had a war with Iran. We won." In private, the WSJ says he is leaning toward a large attack after the midterms. Iran's price for a deal: 7 conditions. End the naval blockade. Unfreeze its assets. Halt the fighting on every front, Lebanon included. Meet them, and Hormuz reopens within 2 days. Not before. Strike instead, and Iran's answer does not stay in the Gulf. It spreads. Kayhan's own list says how far: all the way to EUROPE. Iran's Hamshahri newspaper now floats a missile reach of 4,000 to 5,000 km. Iran's old self-imposed limit: about 2,000 km. Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman of the national security and foreign policy committee of Iran's parliament: "I don't want to use the term World War III, but the geography of the war would be almost on the scale of World War III." Follow me for more.
— Taegun Lee (@TGLetter) November 3, 2026
Iranian military officials and hardline lawmakers have warned that a renewed conflict with the United States could expand beyond the Middle East.
The new directive by Mojtaba Khamenei for strikes «without conditions and without limits»
The fundamental issue lies in the sequence in which moves regarding the nuclear file should be carried out.
Iran demands the lifting of the blockade first, followed by the commencement of talks on its nuclear program.
Conversely, Trump insists that nuclear negotiations must take precedence.
Neither side appears willing to back down.
At the same time, Khamenei has issued a new order to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): if the United States starts this war, the response must be immediate, effective, and without restrictions.
If Trump decides to proceed with a military assault, he risks losing control of the conflict within a matter of hours.
This time there will be no option for a temporary suspension of hostilities.
The only way out is reaching an agreement.
And the Iranians know that, under this scenario, they will have already won.
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