Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens regional facilities of 18 U.S.-linked companies, and White House says U.S. is prepared to respond
The Facts
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would target U.S.-linked companies in the region starting April 1.
- The IRGC statement said the threatened action would begin at 8 p.m. Tehran time on April 1.
- The IRGC said 18 companies were on its target list.
- Companies named in multiple reports included Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing.
- The IRGC said the threat was retaliation for attacks, assassinations, or killings in Iran that it blamed on the United States and Israel.
- The IRGC warned employees of the listed companies to leave their workplaces immediately.
- The White House said the U.S. military was prepared to counter any Iranian attack.
Context
What exactly did Iran threaten?
The IRGC said facilities or units tied to 18 U.S.-linked companies in the region could be targeted beginning at 8 p.m. Tehran time on April 1, and it named firms including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing Terra,Hindustan Times,Indian Express,India Today.
Why did the IRGC say it was making this threat?
In the reports, the IRGC framed the threat as retaliation for attacks, assassinations, or killings in Iran and accused the listed companies of aiding U.S.-Israeli operations through technology, communications, AI, or espionage support B92,Business Standard,Lenta.ru,Clarin.
How did the United States respond?
A White House official said the U.S. military was ready to thwart or curtail any Iranian attack, according to the report citing Reuters News18.
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