Iran warned that the United States will be expelled from every country hosting a U.S. military base if President Donald Trump attacks Iranian infrastructure [1, 2].
The statement escalates tensions between the two nations by framing the Strait of Hormuz as an inviolable red line and threatening a global military response [1, 2].
Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, made the remarks during a session in Iran’s parliament [1, 2]. He said the United States will lose its overseas military network and will have to redirect its resources to security inside its own borders [1].
Azizi addressed threats made by President Trump regarding Iranian infrastructure [2]. He said the Strait of Hormuz is an inviolable red line, and if President Trump proceeds with his threat, Iran will strike all U.S. bases worldwide [2].
The warning serves as a deterrent against further U.S. military action [2]. By targeting the entire overseas network, Tehran is signaling that any strike on its soil could trigger a symmetrical response across different geographic theaters, a strategy intended to raise the cost of U.S. intervention [1, 2].
“"The Strait of Hormuz is an inviolable red line"”
This rhetoric signals a shift toward a more expansive deterrence strategy by Iran, moving beyond local regional conflicts to threaten the broader U.S. global military footprint. By linking the security of the Strait of Hormuz to the safety of U.S. bases worldwide, Tehran is attempting to create a strategic imbalance that forces the U.S. to weigh the risk of global instability against the pursuit of specific infrastructure targets within Iran.
