Iran warns of response to new U.S. sanctions

The chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards is warning that U.S. military regional bases would be at risk of an Iranian missile attack if Washington imposes new sanctions against Tehran


U.S. troop numbers 
Iran missile ranges 
Oil transit chokepoints

Turkey: 1,700 
Iraq: 5,000 
Sajjil-2: 2,000km
Ghadr: 1,600km
Shahab-2: 500km
Afghanistan: 11,000
UAE: 4,000
Oman: 200
Jordan: 2,000
Kuwait: 17,500
Bahrain: 8,000
Qatar: 10,000
Saudi Arabia*

IRAN
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Bab al-Mandab Strait

*Precise figures unavailable

Sajjil-2: Two-stage,  solid-fuel missile


Sources: AP, Congressional Research Service, The Heritage Foundation 
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