Trump Mocks Iran's Tech Threat as IRGC Targets American Firms

Iran's IRGC issued a threat targeting 18 American tech and industrial firms.

“Iran Threatens to Target American Technology Companies in the Middle East The Iranian war has begun to take a new turn in the context of the ongoing regional military escalation after Iran announced an expansion of the targets its forces could strike during the war now underway with Israel and the United States”

Arabhardware

The warning stated these companies should expect destruction in exchange for every assassination in Iran.

Arabhardware

Trump ridiculed the threat, asking if they would attack with BB guns.

Trump questioned the seriousness of the IRGC threat.

The White House stated the US military is prepared to curtail any attacks by Iran.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

They cited a 90 percent drop in ballistic missile and drone attacks.

The IRGC named 18 major firms it alleges were complicit in US-Israeli strikes.

“Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps have threatened to attack 18 of the world's biggest companies, including Tesla, Google, and Microsoft”

Daily Express

Employees were advised to leave workplaces immediately.

The threats extended a campaign that already hit Amazon data centers.

The broadband index tumbled 3.4% on Nasdaq.

Apple shares closed down 2.9%.

Gizmodo

Analysts called the IRGC threats a calculated escalation.