Iranian Commander Heydari Threatens Countries Used for Attacks on Iran

Iranian Armed Forces deputy chief of staff Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari threatened countries that allow their territory to be used for attacks on Iran. In a televised interview on Wednesday, November 11, he said Iran could strike locations worldwide from which hostile operations originated, including facilities used by the United States or Israel. Heydari said the armed forces had prepared a comprehensive, updated list of potential targets for a future war. He linked the preparations to what he described as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s removal of geographical restrictions on retaliation, saying the list extended beyond the area of the previous war. The commander described military installations and other locations both inside and outside the region as possible targets. He said countries that permitted hostile aircraft to operate from their territory, or allowed missiles to be launched from their soil, could face Iranian strikes on locations within their borders. Heydari also said Iran’s armed forces were ready to respond to renewed attacks. Referring to the earlier unveiling of an underground missile facility, he asserted that Iran had kept some capabilities concealed and had not revealed everything held there.