Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh threatened to retaliate should the United States or Israel attack Iran.“If this war is initiated by the U.S. or the Zionist regime (Israel), Iran will target their interests, bases and forces – wherever they may be and whenever deemed necessary,” Nasirzadeh stated. The United States military has at least 19 facilities across the Middle East, all of which could potentially be attacked should the U.S. engage in a direct conflict with Iran, placing tens of thousands of U.S. military personnel at risk. The announcement followed after a Houthi ballistic missile was able to get past Israel’s Iron Dome defense system on Sunday, slamming into the ground near the Ben Gurion Airport.