Iran's IRGC Declares 18 US Tech Firms Legitimate Targets in Revenge Plan

Iran's IRGC declared 18 American technology firms as legitimate targets.

The IRGC warned attacks would begin at 8 p.m. Tehran time and urged evacuations.

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CNBC reported the Guard warned, from now on for every assassination, an American company will be destroyed.

The named firms encompassed semiconductors, AI platforms, aerospace, finance, and energy.

WIRED reported American tech giants have bet big on the Gulf becoming the next AI hub.

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The IRGC claimed these companies were the main element in designing and tracking terror targets.

Only a handful of companies issued public responses.

Intel said the safety and wellbeing of our team is our number one priority.

President Trump ridiculed the threats as ineffective, saying what did they threaten with BB guns?

Iran framed its strikes as defensive retaliation.

The IRGC announced that their strikes had killed 1,300 people and destroyed buildings on US soil including Congress.

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The Atlantic Council described the campaign as a high-risk gamble with unclear objectives.

Brent crude oil spiked about 10%.

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Data center disruptions caused outages affecting emergency services in Dubai.

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Post-strike evacuations at Google and Amazon underscored the economic human impact.