An IRGC spokesman said early on 26 that if Israel restarts hostilities Iran
would inflict "serious consequences." He warned any country backing the US in an
Iran–US clash, including the UK and Gulf states, would be treated as a
"legitimate strike target," citing recent US B-1 bomber use of a UK base. He
said Iran has specific contingency plans and accused Israel of supplying false
information to the US to keep American forces in the region, warning Israel
would face severe repercussions if it "returns to the battlefield" and becomes a
core strike focus.