Iran Issues Stern Warning: US Tech Giants Could Collapse Instantly

The war in the Middle East is becoming increasingly tense. The brutal attacks launched by the United States (US) and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026 have now brought major disasters impacting the entire world.

International flights are disrupted, severely affecting the tourism industry. At the same time, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has paralysed oil trade routes, triggering shortages and price surges everywhere.

Iran’s retaliation against the US and Israel has crippled critical infrastructure such as data centres in the Middle East. US assets and military bases have become targets for Iran in the region.

Most recently, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a new stern warning against the US. The IRGC stated that it is targeting major US technology companies in the Middle East, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Google.

In a statement published by Sepah News, the IRGC’s military media outlet, the body announced 18 companies allegedly involved in planning and target detection in the US-Israel attacks on Iran.

Among them are Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, Tesla, HP, Intel, and IBM. The only non-US company on the IRGC’s list is G42, an AI firm from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The IRGC advised employees to immediately leave their workplaces. This is because the IRGC plans to begin targeting these companies on Wednesday (1 April 2026) at 8 pm local time, as quoted from The Hill.

Iran had previously listed US technology companies as potential targets amid the conflict. In early March, Iranian drones attacked and damaged several Amazon data centres in the UAE and Bahrain.

As more technology companies and infrastructure become targets, concerns about large-scale AI investments in the region are growing.

Countries including the UAE and Saudi Arabia have pulled in significant AI investments, particularly throughout last year, as Trump embraces the Middle East as a key partner in the AI race against China.