Iran threatens US military base, top General
Two senior US intelligence officials said Iran had made threats against Fort McNair, a military base in the country's capital and against the army's deputy chief of staff.

They said communications intercepted by the National Security Agency in January showed that Iran's Revolutionary Guard had discussed setting up "USS Cole-style attacks" against the base, alluding to deadly attack in October 2000, in which a small boat was towed with the Navy. destroyers in Yemen. port of Aden and exploded, killing 17 sailors.

Intelligence also revealed death threats to Gen. Joseph M. Martin and plans to infiltrate and survey the base, who were not authorized to publicly discuss security and security issues, officials said. nation. talk about anonymous terms. The base, one of the oldest in the country, is the official residence of Martin.

Threats are one reason the Army has increased security around Fort McNair, located along Washington's bustling new Waterfront District.

City leaders oppose the Army's plan to add a buffer zone between 75 meters and 150 meters (250 feet to 500 feet) from the shore of the Washington Canal, which would limit accessibility by half. wide of a crowded waterway that runs parallel to the Potomac River.

As District of Columbia officials struggled to increase security along the canal, the Army gave only vague information about threats to the base.

He said the Army has increased patrols along the coast, posted signs of forbidden zones and placed surveillance cameras on Washington Channel.

Confused city officials and frustrated residents said the Army's request for the buffer zone was an excessive violation of the government's access to public waterways.

Discussions on the Fort McNair proposal began two years ago, but recent intelligence gathered by the NSA prompted Army officials to renew their request for restrictions.

Two intelligence officials said the conversation was intercepted between elite Quds Force members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and focused on potential military options to avenge the US homicide. former leader, two intelligence officials said. Two intelligence officials said the Quds religion, General Qassem Soleimani, was in Baghdad in January 2020.

They said Tehran's military commanders were unhappy with their counterattacks so far, especially the result of a ballistic missile strike on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq. in the days after Soleimani's murder. No US servicemen were killed in that attack, but dozens were shaken.
A strong and bitter threat from Iran to the US, Iran's top general strongly vowed to attack and destroy US Fort McNair.

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