Iran warns it will ‘goal US bases’ if American forces attacked: report

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Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Saturday that Tehran will "goal U.S. bases " within the area if American forces launch an assault, a report stated.

The comment got here after Araghchi stated Friday that oblique nuclear talks with the U.S. in Oman had been "a great begin" and that there was a "consensus" that the negotiations would proceed.

"It could not be doable to assault American soil, however we are going to goal their bases within the area" if Iran is attacked by U.S. forces, Araghchi advised Al Jazeera on Saturday, according to Reuters.

"We is not going to assault neighboring nations; quite, we are going to goal U.S. bases stationed in them. There's an enormous distinction between the 2," he reportedly added.

IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS NUCLEAR TALKS WILL CONTINUE AFTER US, TEHRAN NEGOTIATIONS HAD ‘A GOOD START’ IN OMAN

This handout {photograph} from the U.S. Navy exhibits Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Michael Cordova directing an F/A-18F Tremendous Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class plane provider USS Abraham Lincoln within the Indian Ocean on Jan. 23, 2026. The plane provider is presently within the Center East, and it shot down an Iranian drone earlier this week. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy by way of AP)

The U.S. final June attacked nuclear facilities in Iran, in what has come to be referred to as Operation Midnight Hammer.

In response, Iran launched a retaliatory assault on Al-Udeid, the American airbase in Qatar, which President Donald Trump characterized at the time as a "very weak response."

"Iran has formally responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Services with a really weak response, which we anticipated, and have very successfully countered. There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 had been knocked down, and 1 was ‘let out,’ as a result of it was headed in a nonthreatening path," the president wrote on Fact Social.

SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL ACTIVITY AT IRAN NUCLEAR SITES BOMBED BY US, ISRAEL

President Donald Trump gestures whereas delivering remarks to U.S. troops throughout a go to to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, on Could 15, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Concerning Friday’s nuclear talks, Araghchi stated, "It was a great begin, however its continuation will depend on consultations in our respective capitals and deciding on proceed."

Omani International Minister Badr al-Busaidi met with each Iranian and American officers on Friday, the International Ministry of Oman stated on X. The ministry stated that al-Busaidi held separate conferences with Araghchi and U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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"The consultations centered on making ready the suitable circumstances for resuming diplomatic and technical negotiations, whereas emphasizing their significance, in mild of the events' dedication to make sure their success in attaining sustainable safety and stability," the International Ministry of Oman stated.