Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Saturday that Tehran will attack “American bases” in the region if US forces launch an attack, a report said.
The comment came after Araghchi said on Friday that indirect nuclear talks with the US in Oman were “a good start” and that there was a “consensus” that negotiations would continue.
“It would not be possible to attack US territory, but we will attack their bases in the region” if Iran is attacked by US forces, Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Saturday: according to Reuters.
“We will not attack neighboring countries; instead we will target US bases stationed there. There is a big difference between the two,” he reportedly added.
IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS NUCLEAR TALKS WILL CONTINUE AFTER US, TEHRAN NEGOTIATIONS HAD ‘A GOOD START’ IN OMAN
This U.S. Navy handout photo shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Cordova piloting an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on January 23, 2026. The aircraft carrier is currently in the Middle East and shot down an Iranian drone earlier this week. (Mass Communications Specialist Sailor Daniel Kimmelman/US Navy via AP)
The US last June nuclear facilities attacked in Iran, in what has become known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
In response, Iran launched a retaliatory attack on Al-Udeid, the US air base in Qatar, which President Donald Trump featured at the time as a ‘very weak response’.
“Iran officially responded to our destruction of their nuclear facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and responded very effectively. Fourteen missiles were fired – thirteen were downed and one was ‘released’ as it went in a non-threatening direction,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL ACTIVITY AT IRAN’S NUCLEAR SITES, BOMBARDED BY US, ISRAEL
President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers remarks to US troops during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, on May 15, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
On Friday’s nuclear talks, Araghchi said: “It was a good start, but their continuation depends on consultations in our respective capitals and decisions on how to proceed.”
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi met with both Iranian and US officials on Friday, Oman’s Foreign Ministry said on X. The ministry said al-Busaidi held separate meetings with Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks on November 18, 2025 in the northern city of Rasht, Iran. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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“The consultations aimed at preparing the right conditions for the resumption of diplomatic and technical negotiations, while underscoring their importance, in light of the parties’ determination to ensure their success in achieving lasting security and stability,” Oman’s Foreign Ministry said.
