US is involved in stopping Iranian missile and drone fire; the UK and France are not known to participate, but have signaled they could

Tehran said American bases in the Middle East could face reprisals if the U.S. helped repel Iranian attacks on Israel.

The country is known to have an extensive ballistic missile system, a state of the art drone system, and a top missile defence system. Iran might be more capable of defensive missile strikes than offensive ground operations, however, due to limitations of its troops.

Iran has warned it will target US, British, and French military bases in the region if they assist Israel in defending against Tehran’s attacks. With thousands of Western troops stationed across the region and Iran’s missile and drone capabilities expanding,

If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, days ahead of a planned sixth round of Iran-U.

As Israel and Iran trade missile strikes, Iran is issuing a direct threat to the United States that further support of Israel will result in direct strikes on U.S. military bases in the region. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for Sunday TODAY.