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Britain sees no evidence that Iran is targeting Europe with missiles
REUTERS ^ | March 22, 2026

Posted on 03/22/2026 4:12:19 AM PDT by McGruff

British cabinet minister Steve Reed ​said on Sunday that there was no ‌assessment that backed claims Iran is planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles, or that it even has ​the capacity to do so.

On Saturday, the ​Israel Defence Forces posted on social media that ⁠Iran has missiles "that can reach London, Paris ​or Berlin".

"There is no assessment to substantiate what's being ​said," British Housing Secretary Reed told the BBC. "I'm not aware of any assessment at all that they are even ​trying to target Europe, let alone that they ​could if they tried."

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1 posted on 03/22/2026 4:12:19 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

None are so blind as those who don’t want to see...


2 posted on 03/22/2026 4:15:07 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: McGruff

Yet.


3 posted on 03/22/2026 4:15:28 AM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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To: McGruff

In other news, The British elites are inbred lackwits.

CC


4 posted on 03/22/2026 4:16:26 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: McGruff

Now that Iran has shown they have the capability to hit most of the major capitals in Europe including London, you have to wonder if in some type of doomsday scenario, the Iranian regime might launch some type of dirty bomb towards European capitals.

If the regime is going to fall, in a final act of war, is it possible in some mountain cave somewhere, the regime has a handful of dirty bombs hidden away to launch towards Europe or other Muslim capitals, what do they have to lose at that point.


5 posted on 03/22/2026 4:18:07 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: McGruff
"There is no assessment to substantiate what's being ​said," British Housing Secretary Reed told the BBC. "I'm not aware of any assessment at all that they are even ​trying to target Europe, let alone that they ​could if they tried."

Wow.....that is so assuring coming from the Housing Secretary. What do British Military / Intelligence leaders think ???

6 posted on 03/22/2026 4:22:56 AM PDT by Mopp4
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To: ScaniaBoy; Alberta's Child; RandFan
None are so blind as those who don’t want to see...

European nations have consistently communicated a desire and intention to stay out of the US/Israel vs. Iran conflict. This is just par for the course.

It's no surprise that Israel wants to get more countries involved by invoking Iran's missile capabilities as a threat, but those countries are not obligated to treat Iran as a threat just because Israel or the United States say so.

7 posted on 03/22/2026 4:23:27 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: McGruff

“ peace in our time”😎


8 posted on 03/22/2026 4:25:55 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: McGruff

This is the problem with using “imminent risk” as your standard for defense. You have to wait until something actually happens before you act. You would think Iran trying to hit Diego Garcia would suffice for Europe. But, no.


9 posted on 03/22/2026 4:26:56 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Mopp4
Wow.....that is so assuring coming from the Housing Secretary.

Media people, for some reason, keep asking him questions about Iran.

10 posted on 03/22/2026 4:28:50 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Regardless, to say there is no threat is a non serious statement

IRAN has already stated that any countries helping US are targets. US are using British bases as staging points for US aircraft attacking IRAN🤔


11 posted on 03/22/2026 4:31:06 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: McGruff

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4371704/posts


12 posted on 03/22/2026 4:34:38 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: ScaniaBoy
None are so blind as those who don’t want to see...

Iranian missiles are capable of striking eastern Europe (Rumania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece), but haven't done so. However, in the past three weeks, Iranian missiles have struck Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman.

The mullahs in Iran, of course, hate the Great Satan, America, and Jew dogs, but their primary targets have always been Sunni Arabs - the number one source of their hatred. The Shia/Sunni divide goes back 1400 years and the whole purpose of the 1979 Iranian revolution was that the Ayatollah (a descendant of Mohammed) is the true leader of Islam, and not a selected caliph or monarch outside the lineage of the prophet.

13 posted on 03/22/2026 4:40:49 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: everyone

Can you say False Flag?


14 posted on 03/22/2026 4:48:09 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Sgt Shultz “ I see nothing “


15 posted on 03/22/2026 4:55:51 AM PDT by Raycpa
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The British Navy takes weekends off so I’ll just wait until they open tomorrow and get the real dope! -sarc


16 posted on 03/22/2026 4:58:51 AM PDT by albie
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To: McGruff

Boy these are some terrific allies.


17 posted on 03/22/2026 5:04:37 AM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: srmanuel

It’s quite possible that Iran has dirty bombs-in-waiting. Iran has just demonstrated that they have missiles capable of reaching GB. They were just pointed in a different direction. This Brit is a fool for thinking otherwise.


18 posted on 03/22/2026 5:05:58 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

The distance between Iran and Diego Garcia is about 2,500 miles, the same as the distance between Iran and Paris.


19 posted on 03/22/2026 5:13:08 AM PDT by brookwood (First the left said it was OK to steal. Next they said it was OK to kill.)
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“there was no ‌assessment that backed claims Iran is planning to strike Europe”
I assess Iran is planning to strike Europe, there you have it.


20 posted on 03/22/2026 5:14:00 AM PDT by brookwood (First the left said it was OK to steal. Next they said it was OK to kill.)
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