Iran Threatens US-Owned Companies, Including Meta and JP Morgan
Business Insider • • nation
Key Points:
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened 18 US-owned companies with a presence in the Middle East, including Meta, Tesla, and Boeing, warning of potential targeting starting Wednesday evening in Iran.
- The IRGC statement, published by the Tasnim News Agency, advised employees to avoid their workplaces and surrounding areas within a one-kilometer radius for safety.
- Several companies named, such as Dell, Cisco, Intel, HP, JPMorgan, and Microsoft, either did not respond or declined to comment on the threat.
- The seriousness of the threat remains unclear, with the IRGC having made similar warnings about US-owned infrastructure in Israel previously.
- The US government has urged its citizens to reconsider travel to much of the Middle East, including the UAE, due to heightened risks of armed conflict and terrorism.
