Video threatening to kill Bessent... Iranian lawmaker warns of European missiles

A video threatening US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his spouse was released by Iran’s Fars News Agency on October 12, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), with the clip attributed to a group called the Yahya Movement and ending with a hand holding and firing a pistol. Separately, an Iranian parliament member warned that Tehran would launch missiles at Europe if the US used European bases to strike Iran. The video’s release is not necessarily an official Iranian government directive, and the identity and operational plans of the Yahya Movement remain unconfirmed. The episode adds a public-relations flare-up to US-Iran tensions over military action, and the next signals to watch are whether Tehran formally endorses the threat and whether the Yahya Movement proves to be more than a video-only campaign.