The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has warned that 18 leading American technology companies are at risk of retaliation

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has warned that if more members of the Iranian leadership die from "targeted elimination", starting from 8 p.m. Tehran time on Wednesday (4 April) (00:30 Singapore time on 4 April), leading American technology companies including Apple, Google and the parent company of Facebook, Meta, will be designated as targets for attack.

AFP reported that on Tuesday (March 31st), the Iranian Revolutionary Guard issued a statement naming 18 companies, accusing them of being accomplices in Iran's assassination plan.

The statement reads: "Starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1st, the relevant departments of these companies will be destroyed as a form of retribution for every assassination that has occurred within Iran. We advise the employees of these companies to immediately leave their workplaces to protect their lives."

The 18 companies that were included in the list, apart from the aforementioned US enterprises, also include chip giant NVIDIA, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, electric vehicle company Tesla, and analytics company Palantir, etc.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard did not specify the exact location of the operation in their statement, but "it is recommended that residents within a 1-kilometer radius around the headquarters of these terrorist organizations and companies in this region evacuate their residences and go to safe locations."