Israel Warned Germany of Iran-Backed Threats to US Bases

Israel provided Germany with intelligence regarding an increased risk to American military bases on German soil, specifically highlighting the Ramstein and Spangdahlem air force bases. facilities in Europe, including RAF Fairford in the UK. While intelligence assessments included concerns about drone attacks, no specific timing or targets were identified.

Iranian media outlets published statements from a former Revolutionary Guards official in late September that explicitly mentioned Ramstein Air Base as a facility used by the U.S. in its conflict with Iran. This development comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview with the Daily Mail, sharply criticized the British government, accusing it of acting like a "rogue state" and appeasing what he termed the "Islamist-leftist alliance."

Netanyahu claimed that Israel had shared intelligence with British security services that helped thwart a deadly Iran-backed attack on RAF Fairford. "Without the intelligence we provided, the attack would likely have occurred, and we don't know how many Britons would have been killed," he stated, adding, "They appease their enemies and attack those who defend them."

During the same interview, Netanyahu also addressed an incident involving a FlyDubai plane en route to Israel, suggesting an Islamist radicalization led the attacker to attempt to crash the aircraft. He stated that an investigation is underway to determine if the individual was sent and that whoever sent them would pay a heavy price. Netanyahu also expressed certainty that the Iranian regime would fall, describing it as currently very weak and further weakened by President Trump's sanctions on the Revolutionary Guards.