Iran's IRGC Threatens Retaliatory Strikes on 18 US Tech Firms in Middle East

Iran's IRGC declared 18 major US tech and defense companies as legitimate targets in the Middle East.

The IRGC demanded immediate evacuation of regional facilities and framed the threat as retaliation for every assassination.

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They accused these companies of enabling US-Israeli military strikes that killed Iranian leaders.

The IRGC's threat extended beyond Iranian territory to companies operating in Gulf states.

Iran's army announced drone attacks on strategic telecommunications centers in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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The campaign marks an expansion of Iran's targeting strategy into economic and technological infrastructure.

Several of the threatened companies have substantial Middle East operations, including Microsoft and Boeing.

HSBC and Citi closed branches or evacuated offices after similar threats.

Brent crude climbed 5 percent and gold surged to a 12-month high.

Analysts see the IRGC's moves as part of a broader strategic escalation combining cyber and physical warfare.

Digital networks become both targets and weapons in modern conflicts.

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Nation-state actors, hacktivists, and criminal syndicates converge to impact kinetic conflict.