Tehran warns neighbors it could strike US basesReuters, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, and DOHATehran has warned neighbors hosting US troops that it would hit US bases if Washington strikes, a senior Iranian official said yesterday, as Iran seeks to deter US President Donald Trump’s threats to intervene on behalf of protesters. People in Tehran yesterday attend the funerals of security forces personnel killed in protests. Trump has been openly threatening to intervene in Iran for days, although without giving specifics. US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said it had so far verified the deaths of 2,403 protesters and 147 government-affiliated individuals. An Iranian official on Tuesday said that about 2,000 people had been killed.

Source: Taipei Times January 14, 2026 17:17 UTC