Iran warns missile response to new attack could extend to Europe

An Iranian lawmaker has warned that any new US or Israeli attack could prompt missile strikes reaching Europe, adding that the response could push oil prices above $150 a barrel.

“The range of the responding missiles will also encompass Europe, and this will lead to the oil price crossing the $150 threshold,” Hosseinali Haji Deligani, a member of parliament for Shahin Shahr, told Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

He said Iran’s response would be “massive, multiplied and strategic”, without geographical limits.

Haji Deligani also described the US naval blockade of Iran as “a form of war”, warning that Iranian forces would attack “at the appropriate moment”.