LISBON – Rubio: Iranian threats do not limit US operations in Europe

LISBON, 8 October /ATSH-AA/ – Possible Iranian threats do not limit American military operations across Europe or NATO territory, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today.

“No. There is nothing we want or need to do against Iran that we cannot still do”, Rubio said in response to a question as he departed Greece for Portugal, on the last stop of his European tour.

The Pentagon repositioned all American bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to home bases after a security alert at the end of September involving suspicious vehicles.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” of Iran’s involvement in the incident, while Tehran rejected the accusations.

US President Donald Trump admitted that unspecified threats caused the relocation. “Yes, I think we can say that. They did not fly by chance. There were some threats”, he said.