The United States (US) today warned Iran that it would respond to an attack on American bases.
"We have heard reports that the Islamic Republic is preparing options to target U.S. bases. As President Trump has repeatedly emphasized, all options remain on the table, and if the Islamic Republic regime attacks U.S. forces, the Islamic Republic will face a very, very powerful force," the State Department announced on the social network X, on its Persian-language profile.
The State Department added that it "reiterately tells" the Iranian authorities "not to play games with President (US) Trump."
The US has military bases throughout the Middle East, including in Qatar, Iraq, Jordan and Syria, which border or are close to Iran.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called US President Donald Trump a criminal earlier today for his support for protesters in Iran.
Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official General Mohsen Rezaei threatened Trump that Iran would "cut off his hand," the New York Post reported on Friday.
"Trump said his finger is on the trigger. We will cut off both his hand and his finger," Rezai said in a public address.
The US is considering military intervention against Iran, due to its repression of protesters.
The US-based independent human rights network HRANA says that more than 2.800 protesters have been killed so far during the protests, which began across Iran in late December.
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