Iran's chilling warning to kill '50,000 US soldiers' as British military bases on high alert
Donald Trump ordered attacks on three Iranian nuclear bases at the weekend.
Iran has said it will kill as many as 50,000 US soldiers as the British military remains on high alert for an attack in retaliation to the devastating strikes at Iranian bases.
Mullahs in Tehran have asserted they are still a threat to the US and its allies in the Middle East and elsewhere, after Donald Trump bombed three nuclear sites last weekend, following strikes on the country by Israel.
State television showed a map of American bases across the Middle East which could potentially be targeted by Iranian missiles due to being in close range, including those in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq, the Mirror reports.
Its anchor Mehdi Khanalizadeh said: "It is now clearer than ever, not just for the Iranian nation but for the whole peoples of the region, that all US citizens and military personnel are legitimate targets.
"We were negotiating and progressing through a diplomatic path, but you chose to spill the blood of your soldiers. The US president in the Oval Office chose to take delivery of the coffins of up to 50,000 US soldiers in Washington."
The editor of the country's Keyhan newspaper also shared his own warning as part of the regime, writing: "It is now our turn to immediately rain missiles down on the US naval force in Bahrain as a first measure."
However, US officials have also been defiant, announcing the attacks successfully wounded Iran's nuclear programme. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his praise to Trump for launching the assault he said would "change history" in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
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British officials have expressed caution, warning its military bases had been placed on high alert. Defence Secretary John Healey wrote in a column for The Telegraph: "The safety of UK personnel and bases is my top priority. Force protection is at its highest level, and we deployed additional jets this week."
Senior defence officials have concerns Iran could launch devastating drone attacks on bases, following Ukraine's success in targeting Russian military sites, affecting 40 aircraft, some nuclear-capable.
Sir Keir Starmer previously confirmed extra RAF fighter jets would be sent to the Middle East in an effort to enhance security at UK bases.
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