{"id":334146,"date":"2025-07-13T14:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334146"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T13:12:14","slug":"iran-news-official-threatens-european-cities-with-drone-strikes-amid-rising-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-official-threatens-european-cities-with-drone-strikes-amid-rising-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Official Threatens European Cities with Drone Strikes Amid Rising Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334148\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mohammad-Javad-Larijani-IRIB-13072025-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Javad Larijani appears on Iranian state TV, 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warning Europe could face drone strikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"447\">In a televised interview broadcast on Iranian state TV on July 12, former senior Iranian official Mohammad Javad<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabarfoori.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-59\/3153442-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A6%D9%88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Larijani openly warned<\/a> that European cities could soon become targets of drone attacks, signaling an escalation in Tehran\u2019s rhetoric against the West following recent military tensions with Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-66\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0a58b5d1-1b40-4f37-9a67-631acef7bdde\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"353\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s entirely possible that five drones could strike a European city,\u201d Larijani said, adding, \u201cEurope may no longer be safe.\u201d He made the remarks during a live interview on IRINN TV, where he also admitted the regime had been \u201csurprised by internal infiltrations\u201d and warned that recent developments in drone warfare could destabilize Western security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1452\">Larijani, a former top judiciary official and adviser to the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, went further in a previous interview, suggesting that former U.S. President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/iran-trump-assassination-threat-mar-a-lago-sunbathing-b2786221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump could be assassinated<\/a> by a drone while sunbathing at Mar-a-Lago. Though he appeared to soften the comment by adding, \u201cWe fight like men\u2014drones are for cowards,\u201d the remark has been widely interpreted as a veiled threat, especially following Iran\u2019s expulsion of IAEA nuclear inspectors and its vow to retaliate after strikes on its nuclear facilities in June.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mohammad-Javad Larijani\u2014senior advisor to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Khamenei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Khamenei<\/a>\u2014has just revealed more than intended. He said Iran is ready to share the peaceful parts of its nuclear program. That\u2019s not transparency\u2014it\u2019s admission. If there are \u201cpeaceful parts,\u201d what are the others?<br \/>The regime has never\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dmof7XRnAV\">pic.twitter.com\/Dmof7XRnAV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1924908621437055243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1909\">The timing of Larijani\u2019s statements has raised alarm across Europe. Days ago, the UK Parliament\u2019s Intelligence and <a href=\"https:\/\/isc.independent.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Intelligence-and-Security-Committee-of-Parliament-Iran.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Security Committee labeled Iran<\/a> one of the top three state-based threats to British national security, citing its use of espionage networks and proxies in Europe. Similarly, the European Parliament has previously warned about the clerical regime\u2019s reliance on criminal networks to orchestrate terrorist plots on European soil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"2166\">Larijani\u2019s comments come amid growing international frustration over Iran\u2019s nuclear defiance. The E3 (UK, France, Germany) are reportedly considering triggering the UN sanctions snapback mechanism over Tehran\u2019s violations of the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2513\">The drone threats are being interpreted not just as military bluster, but as part of Tehran\u2019s broader campaign of state intimidation and asymmetric warfare. Observers say that the Iranian regime\u2019s leadership is increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-regime-escalates-threats-and-propaganda-toward-the-international-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resorting to transnational threats<\/a> to shift global attention from its intensifying domestic crisis and international isolation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Larijani Claims Tehran Can Achieve Military <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nuclear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nuclear<\/a> Readiness in 24 Hours<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtTUnFtBPs\">https:\/\/t.co\/KtTUnFtBPs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1858849372290662606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-68\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"64cd9832-8e0d-41da-8c0a-8bb43a7473a8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"712\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Larijani\u2019s comments reflect a broader pattern among regime officials, who have increasingly used aggressive rhetoric \u2014 including veiled references to nuclear weapons \u2014 to deter any firm international stance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"712\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">While such language is aimed at intimidating foreign governments and shoring up the morale of the regime\u2019s demoralized base, it is reinforced by four decades of global terrorism, hostage-taking, proxy warfare, human rights abuses, and nuclear extortion. Hence, the only lasting way to neutralize this threat is to support the Iranian people in their struggle to bring down the regime itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a televised interview broadcast on Iranian state TV on July 12, former senior Iranian official Mohammad Javad Larijani openly warned that European cities could soon become targets of drone [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":334148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287],"class_list":{"0":"post-334146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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