{"id":"1794472935205-money-segment","slug":"iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe","title":"Iran Threatens US Bases in Europe","summary":"Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, said any military base used to attack Iran—including US bases in Europe—would be a legitimate target.\n\nAt COP31 in Antalya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said fossil fuels \"must go the way of the dinosaurs\" and criticized the fossil fuel lobby.","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T08:42:15.205Z","channel":{"id":"money","name":"Oncast Money","language":"en"},"show":"Crypto After Dark","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, said any military base used to attack Iran—including US bases in Europe—would be a legitimate target.\nSource: aa.com.tr NAMES: Mohsen Rezaei = secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2120793832019120434)\n\nTRUE: At COP31 in Antalya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said fossil fuels \"must go the way of the dinosaurs\" and criticized the fossil fuel lobby.\nSource: channelnewsasia.com NAMES: COP31 = 31st UN Climate Change Conference (https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2120794475970875801)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, said any military base used to attack Iran—including US bases in Europe—would be a legitimate target.","sourceName":"aa.com.tr NAMES: Mohsen Rezaei = secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2120793832019120434","claim":"Iran Security Chief Vows To Strike US Bases In Europe If War Restarts https://t.co/BpnhLjJDBX","author":"@zerohedge"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"At COP31 in Antalya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said fossil fuels \"must go the way of the dinosaurs\" and criticized the fossil fuel lobby.","sourceName":"channelnewsasia.com NAMES: COP31 = 31st UN Climate Change Conference","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2120794475970875801","claim":"JUST IN: UN chief António Guterres declares fossil fuels \"must go the way of the dinosaurs” while speaking at climate summit.","author":"@Polymarket"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2120793832019120434","name":"aa.com.tr NAMES: Mohsen Rezaei = secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@zerohedge"},{"url":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2120794475970875801","name":"channelnewsasia.com NAMES: COP31 = 31st UN Climate Change Conference","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Polymarket"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794472935205-money-segment-iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/money","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794472935205-money-segment-iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794472935205-money-segment-iran-threatens-us-bases-in-europe and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Adam","text":"Iran's top security official just put US bases in Europe on notice."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of their Supreme National Security Council, says any base used to attack Iran is a legitimate target."},{"host":"Adam","text":"That's not a new threat, but the timing matters. This comes as the region's already on edge."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And it's the kind of line that moves oil at 3:40 in the morning."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Right. Traders are watching the Strait of Hormuz, watching shipping lanes, and now watching European bases."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Rezaei's been saying this for years. The question is whether it's bluster or a real shift."},{"host":"Adam","text":"The fact-check desk confirms the quote is real. He said it. Whether Iran acts on it is another story."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And that's the thing about threats like this—they're designed to rattle markets without firing a shot."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Speaking of rattling markets, the UN chief just declared fossil fuels 'must go the way of the dinosaurs.'"},{"host":"Bill","text":"At COP31 in Antalya. Guterres also took a swing at the fossil fuel lobby."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Bold words from a man who flies to climate summits on a private jet."},{"host":"Bill","text":"The irony is not lost on anyone. But here's the thing—he's not wrong that the world is shifting."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Shifting, sure. But 'go the way of the dinosaurs'? That's not a policy, that's a slogan."},{"host":"Bill","text":"It's a signal! He's telling the market where the political winds are blowing."},{"host":"Adam","text":"And the market's answer, we're told, is that oil demand hit a record this year. So the dinosaurs are doing fine."},{"host":"Bill","text":"For now. But 'for now' is doing a lot of work there."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Fair. But let's talk about the jobs report everyone's shouting about."},{"host":"Bill","text":"October payrolls supposedly came in well above expectations."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Hold on. Those numbers are all over X, but we couldn't confirm them independently."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Come on, the number's everywhere. Unemployment supposedly down to around 4 percent."},{"host":"Adam","text":"And I'm telling you, the fact-check desk couldn't verify it. We don't run unconfirmed numbers as fact."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Fine. But if it's real, it's a monster number."},{"host":"Adam","text":"If it's real. That's the whole point. We've seen fake jobs reports before."},{"host":"Bill","text":"You think someone faked a jobs report? That's a stretch."},{"host":"Adam","text":"I think we wait for the official release. That's not a stretch, that's basic."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Fine. But Joel Pollak's already calling the economy 'great' and citing strong growth."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Also unconfirmed. And he blames tariffs and war for inflation, plus a 'Biden-era hangover.'"},{"host":"Bill","text":"The hangover excuse is getting old. At some point, it's just the economy."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Exactly. You can't take credit for growth and blame the last guy for inflation."},{"host":"Bill","text":"But the growth is real! The labor market's been resilient for two years."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Resilient, yes. 'Great'? That's a political word, not an economic one."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Oh, come on. You're splitting hairs."},{"host":"Adam","text":"I'm fact-checking. It's what I do. And the fact is, we don't have confirmed numbers yet."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Fine. We'll wait for the official print. But the market's already pricing it in."},{"host":"Adam","text":"The market prices in a lot of things at 3:45 in the morning."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Fair point. Speaking of the market, Treasury yields are edging higher."},{"host":"Adam","text":"CNBC reports yields rose as bond markets reopened after Veterans Day."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And that's the real story—the bond market's back, and it's not happy."},{"host":"Adam","text":"The bond market's never happy. That's its whole personality."},{"host":"Bill","text":"True. But higher yields mean the market's betting on inflation sticking around."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Which brings us back to Guterres and the dinosaurs. Everything's connected."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Everything except the jobs report we can't confirm."},{"host":"Adam","text":"We'll get there. For now, the story is Iran's threat and the bond market's mood."},{"host":"Bill","text":"And a UN chief who thinks oil is going extinct. That's a lot for a Thursday morning."},{"host":"Adam","text":"It's crypto after dark. It's never just one thing."}]}