Iran Threatens to Attack US Technology Companies in the Middle East
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has stated that it will target several major US technology companies operating in the Middle East region.
In an official statement released by Iran’s military media outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC named at least 18 companies accused of involvement in planning and tracking targets for US military attacks amid the ongoing conflict.
Some of the tech giants on the list include Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, Tesla, HP, Intel, Cisco, Boeing, and IBM.
The IRGC stated that the attacks will begin on Wednesday (1/4/2026) evening at 8:00 PM Tehran time.
“These (US technology) companies must prepare for the destruction of their respective units, in retaliation for every act of terror in Iran,” the IRGC wrote.
The IRGC urged employees of these companies to immediately leave their workplaces for safety reasons.
“Civilians within a one-kilometre radius of these ‘terrorist’ companies across all countries in the Middle East region are also advised to evacuate and move to safe locations,” the IRGC added.
The IRGC’s targets here are the offices, properties, buildings, and assets belonging to the aforementioned US technology companies.
This is not the first time Iran has issued threats against US technology companies.
In early March, Iranian drone strikes were reported to have hit and damaged several Amazon data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
That incident marked an increase in risks to technology infrastructure in the Middle East, particularly related to data centres and cloud computing services.
Moreover, this threat has sparked concerns about the sustainability of technology investments, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, in the Middle East.
The region is even touted as one of the main focuses in the global technology competition, including between the US and China.
However, with rising threats to technology companies and their infrastructure, industry players are reportedly beginning to reconsider operational and security risks in the area.
This situation is said to potentially disrupt the Middle East’s ambitions to become a global AI development hub in the near future.