‘Do Not Play Games’: Trump Admin Issues Clear Warning After Reports Of Iran Targeting US Military Bases
Iran may be gearing up to attack U.S. military bases and should expect harsh retaliation from President Donald Trump if it does, the State Department said Saturday. The U.S. has “heard reports that the Islamic Republic…
Iran may be gearing up to attack U.S. military bases and should expect harsh retaliation from President Donald Trump if it does, the State Department said Saturday.
The U.S. has “heard reports that the Islamic Republic is preparing options for targeting” bases amid days of threats exchanged between the two countries, the State Department said on X in Farsi, according to the social media site’s translation function. Tensions between Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei escalated in recent weeks after Trump publicly sided with anti-regime protesters in Iran and warned of possible military intervention on their behalf.
“As President Trump has repeatedly emphasized, all options remain on the table, and if the Islamic Republic regime attacks American assets, the Islamic Republic ‘will face a force that is very, very powerful,’” the State Department said. “We have said this before and we say it again: Do not play games with President Trump.”
Protesters in Iran took to the streets en masse starting in late December 2025 to demonstrate against its Islamic government, even burning and vandalizing mosques, according to multiple reports. Human rights watchdogs have accused Iran of killing the demonstrators by the hundreds.
Trump warned Jan. 2 that, if Iran “kills peaceful protestors,” America will “come to their rescue.” Khamenei later posted