Iran's IRGC Threatens Strikes on 18 US Companies Including Apple and Boeing

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened on Tuesday to strike the Middle East offices of 18 U.S. companies beginning April 1, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Tehran time, labeling the firms "terrorist spy companies" that have assisted American and Israeli military operations. The IRGC published the threat on its Sepah News website, naming technology giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft alongside hardware suppliers HP, Intel, IBM, and Cisco, as well as defense-linked firms Boeing, Palantir, Oracle, Nvidia, Dell, and Tesla. The statement, reported by Iranian state media including the Tasnim agency and Press TV, warned that the listed companies "must expect the destruction of their respective units in exchange for every terrorist act in Iran." The IRGC urged employees to "immediately leave their workplaces to protect their lives" and called on residents within a one-kilometer radius of any targeted facility across the region to evacuate. None of the named companies had issued a public statement in response, and U.S. authorities had not announced any public reaction, according to reporting by Adevarul. The threat marks a direct escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli coalition, which began on February 28, 2026.

IRGC cites company roles in targeting U.S.-Israeli operations The IRGC framed the threat as a response to what it described as the companies' direct involvement in the "design and monitoring" of U.S. military objectives in the conflict, according to El Confidencial. The statement said the announcement came after the United States "ignored our warnings about the need to stop terrorist operations." Iran had issued a similar threat on March 10, when it also named Palantir and Oracle, firms with documented ties to U.S. defense contracting. According to Gizmodo, Oracle was founded in the 1970s as a CIA project, and Palantir has been used for targeting during the ongoing conflict. The IRGC statement drew a direct line between the companies' commercial operations in the region and what it called participation in "US-Israeli terror operations." U.S. tech companies maintain offices in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, all of which could fall within the scope of threatened strikes. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared on state television Tuesday insisting that Iran is in a "stronger position" with capabilities it has not yet deployed, according to Gizmodo.

„In response to this terrorist operation, henceforth, the main institutions involved in terrorist activities will be considered legitimate targets.” — IRGC statement via Press TV

Iran already struck Amazon data centers and Israeli infrastructure The threat follows a series of Iranian strikes on U.S.-linked infrastructure since the war began. Iran hit two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain during the first week of the conflict, reportedly causing power outages and water damage, according to Gizmodo citing CNBC. On Tuesday, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran also claimed it attacked strategic communication, telecommunications, and industrial centers linked to Siemens, Telecom, and AT&T at Israel's Ben Gurion airport and in the city of Haifa using suicide drones, according to La Razón and eldiario.es. Iranian authorities have recorded at least 1,332 dead and more than 10,000 injured since the start of the conflict, though they have not updated the official toll in recent days, according to Correio da Manha. The non-governmental organization HRANA placed the total number of fatalities in Iran at at least 3,492, including 1,574 civilians, according to the same source. The conflict has also seen the killing of more than a dozen senior Iranian religious, political, and military officials, including former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, according to Correio da Manha and Notícias ao Minuto.

Trump criticizes France and Britain while war goals remain unclear U.S. President Donald Trump used the Truth Social platform on Tuesday to criticize European allies, singling out France and Britain for failing to support American military logistics in the conflict, according to Adevarul. Trump wrote that France had refused to allow U.S. military supply flights to Israel to cross French airspace and declared that "the U.S. will REMEMBER" the lack of support. He also criticized countries that, in his view, withheld support and are now facing energy consequences from Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. A Reuters report from March 30, 2026, indicated that Trump had told aides he was willing to end the Iran war without requiring the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, signaling potential flexibility in U.S. war aims. The broader strategic objective of the conflict has remained unclear, according to Gizmodo, with Trump having previously pledged to avoid "regime change wars" while simultaneously stating he wants to "keep the oil" and hinting at a possible ground invasion. Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader in March 2026, is described by reporting as more hardline than his predecessor, complicating any path to a negotiated end to the conflict.

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