Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to target major American technology companies operating in the Middle East, including Apple, Google, Meta, Boeing and Tesla, and has urged their employees to evacuate immediately.
The warning, issued via the Tasnim news agency, was linked to alleged US and Israeli involvement in recent attacks on Iranian industrial sites and the assassination of senior Iranian officials, including IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri last week.
The IRGC statement said: “Since the main element in designing and tracking terrorist targets are American and ICT and AI companies … from now on, [these] main institutions will be our legitimate targets.”
IRGC Aerospace Commander Seyed Majid Moosavi, in a post on X, warned: “You tested us once before; the world saw again that you yourselves started playing with fire and attacking infrastructure.” He added: “This time, the equation will no longer be an eye for an eye; wait and see! Employees of industrial companies associated with the Americans and the Zionist regime should quickly leave their workplaces to avoid endangering their lives.”
The threats could take effect from 8pm local time on Wednesday if further Iranian leaders are assassinated, the IRGC said. More than 15 companies could be affected.
The statement comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign that began after the February 28 strikes on Tehran which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials. No immediate reaction was issued by the named US companies.
