Araghchi Tells Al Jazeera Iran Will Target US Bases if Conflict Breaks Out, Not Regional Friends

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in an interview with Al Jazeera relayed by Fars and Donya-e-Eqtesad on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (17 Aban 1405), said Iran has never intended to target the sites of its friends in the region, but that on US bases it will not mince words: if conflict breaks out it will target them and American targets. He added that some regional targets are outside bases yet entirely American.

Al Jazeera had asked whether Persian Gulf neighbours, parts of Iraq and Jordan should expect a reaction if the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Araghchi said bases had been used to attack Iran and that some countries had put their own bases at US disposal. According to the foreign ministry, last week he spoke by phone with 12 counterparts, including Persian Gulf neighbours, Iraq and Jordan, stressing Iran's right of defence and regional security arrangements without outside powers. The remarks are Tehran's official position; the report does not describe any new military action.