New Delhi: Iranian intelligence services have reportedly identified US military bases in Germany, including Ramstein and Spangdahlem, as potential targets for covert attacks linked to the conflict with Iran. The German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Thursday that allied intelligence services had shared a warning about three weeks earlier, raising concerns over American facilities supporting operations in the Middle East.
Israel alerted American and German partners to the potential threat, according to a Reuters report carrying the magazine’s findings, which cited several unnamed Western intelligence officials. Their concern centred on installations involved in military operations and the movement of personnel and supplies associated with the Iran conflict.
The German defence ministry and US forces in Germany were not immediately available for comment when Reuters sought a response. The account did not disclose an attack timetable, identify suspected operatives or present evidence establishing that an attack on either German base was imminent.
The distinction matters because an intelligence warning identifies a potential danger without necessarily establishing that an operational plot is ready to proceed. In this case, the publicly reported information concerns suspected Iranian interest in the bases and possible covert action, rather than a confirmed attack or an announced conventional strike.
Both installations are important to the American military presence in Europe, although they serve different functions. Ramstein provides airlift, headquarters and logistical infrastructure, while Spangdahlem hosts a fighter wing capable of deploying combat aircraft for US and Nato missions.
At Ramstein, the 86th Airlift Wing operates the base and supports roughly 100 tenant units, including American and allied command organizations. The installation also houses the headquarters of US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, making its significance broader than the aircraft stationed there.
Spangdahlem, in Germany’s Eifel region, is home to the 52nd Fighter Wing, which maintains and deploys F-16CM Fighting Falcons. Its role combines combat readiness with the ability to send aircraft elsewhere, placing the base within the wider network sustaining American air operations.
The warning follows a separate security investigation at RAF Fairford in Britain, an airfield used by American bombers. As RNA Media had reported earlier, Trump attributed the withdrawal of B-1 bombers to fears of an on Tuesday that Iranian-linked drone attack; Iran denied involvement, while US European Command declined to discuss intelligence or specific protective measures. However, Iran dismissed such allegations as “false-flag operations” without naming a particular incident.
British police said on Thursday that the latest suspect in the Fairford investigation, a 22-year-old British man, had been released on bail under strict conditions. Six other men arrested in connection with the suspected plot had already been bailed, and the investigation remained open.
Germany’s security agencies had warned earlier in the conflict that retaliation could extend beyond the Middle East. In reporting published on March 5, Deutsche Welle said the German federal office for the protection of the constitution had identified military facilities, diplomatic representatives, Jewish institutions and Iranian opposition figures as possible targets.
At that stage, the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, described an “abstract threat”, indicating that authorities had not disclosed specific evidence of planned attacks. That earlier assessment provides background to the latest warning, but cannot establish the current level of danger at Ramstein or Spangdahlem.
The strategic concern is that facilities far from the battlefield can still support the conduct of a war through transport, command and aircraft deployment. The latest report places two such installations under scrutiny, while leaving unresolved how far any suspected preparations have progressed and what evidence authorities possess.