November 4, 2026
In a remarkable escalation of the threats issued by Tehran, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament, Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardistani, issued a series of unusual warnings that affected European and Arab capitals, threatening to expand the scope of the possible military confrontation with the United States.
This came in a report prepared by journalist Amit Avitan and published today, Wednesday, on the Israeli “Walla” website, based on an interview conducted by the Persian version of the “Euronews” network with the Iranian official, yesterday, Tuesday, amid mounting fears of the resumption of war and ongoing military tension between Washington and Tehran.
Ardistani warned that Iran would respond by targeting European countries, specifically Germany and Italy, with missiles, if these countries allowed the use of military bases located on their territories to launch American attacks against the Islamic Republic, stressing that countries that put their bases at the disposal of the American army would pay a direct price.
The threats were not limited to the European continent, but rather extended to include Arab countries. The Iranian official warned that if the Iranian Supreme Leader or other senior officials were subjected to air strikes, Tehran might resort to targeting the palaces of the leaders of those countries and their leaders themselves. He also pointed out the possibility of expanding the scope of attacks to include vital installations and civilian infrastructure in Arab countries, as well as Internet cables, if the scope of the confrontation expands.
Regarding Israel, Ardistani vowed an unprecedented escalation, stressing that the upcoming Iranian strikes will be more powerful compared to previous confrontations.
In terms of assessing the situation, the Iranian parliamentarian considered that the chances of resuming the war were now higher than the chances of avoiding it, while at the same time reducing the ability of any possible American air strikes to topple the regime, and stressing that achieving this goal requires ground military intervention.
In a related context, Ardestani claimed that the administration of US President Donald Trump is seeking to transfer power in Iran to former President Hassan Rouhani, claiming that the Iranian leader is hiding to thwart the attempt to replace him, without providing any evidence to support these allegations.
These statements reflect the intensity of political discourse in Tehran, at a time when ambiguity remains surrounding whether these threats reflect actual operational decisions of the Iranian leadership or whether they fall within the psychological warfare associated with the current military escalation.
