The Iran Revolutionary Guards Corp has given a deadline for when it has said it will start striking U.S. companies in the Middle East.
According to Iranian state media, it will begin the attacks tomorrow, on 1 April.
In reported comments, the group said: “You ignored our repeated warnings about the need to halt terrorist operations, and today, as a result of terrorist attacks carried out by you and your Israeli allies, a number of Iranian citizens were martyred.
“Since the primary element in the design and tracking of assassination targets is American ICT and AI companies, in response to these terrorist operations, from now on the main institutions effectively involved in terrorist operations will be considered our legitimate targets.”
It told employees of these companies to “immediately leave their workplaces” and residents “in all countries of the region” to evacuate if they lived nearby.
State media reported a list US businesses that the IRGC supposedly intended to target, including many well-known firms.
