The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened tonight to attack American companies in the Middle East in the coming hours and called on people near them to evacuate, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
„Employees of American companies are asked to leave these areas immediately. "These areas will soon be targeted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the IRGC said on its official website, Sepa News, without specifying which companies would be attacked.
Last week, the Tasnim news agency published a list of potential targets for Iran on the Telegram app, including the offices of tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia. in the Gulf countries.
Earlier today, a drone attack caused a fire in a building in the emirate of Umm al-Quwain, in the northern United Arab Emirates, without causing any injuries, authorities said, without giving details of the building affected.
The morning after another drone attack, a fire broke out in the large oil industrial zone of Fujairah on the UAE's east coast, also without injuries.
Explosions were also heard over Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded. The army said it had detected a missile attack from Iran and activated air defenses.
A missile attack was also intercepted over the capital of Qatar – Doha, shortly after a Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said talks with Iran were possible if the Islamic Republic stopped its attacks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was ready to go "as far as necessary" in the war that has pitted the country against Israel and the United States since February 28.
"I think they have learned their lesson and understood what kind of nation they are dealing with - a nation that does not hesitate to defend itself and is ready to continue the war to the end, wherever it leads, and to go as far as necessary," Abbas Araghchi told reporters.
At least four fighters from a coalition of former paramilitary groups, including pro-Iranian armed groups, were killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, near the Syrian border, two security sources said. A representative of the Hashd al-Shaabi group reported six dead and eight wounded and blamed the US for the attack.
The Israeli military said its jets had struck and destroyed a facility in Tehran used to develop capabilities to attack satellites in space.
Tehran says its space program has no military objectives. However, the program is effectively under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which casts doubt on these claims, DPA reported.
In Lebanon, Israeli strikes have killed 886 people, including 111 children and 38 health workers, since the war began on March 2, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. In addition, 2,141 people were injured in the two weeks of war, the ministry said.
Turkey "categorically condemned" the Israeli army's ground operations in Lebanon, warning of a "new humanitarian catastrophe" in the Middle East.
The Israeli army, which has been carrying out small ground operations in southern Lebanon with infantry and armored vehicles since the beginning of the month, announced earlier today that it had launched "limited and targeted actions against key bastions" of "Hezbollah" in the region.
Oil prices fell after a non-Iranian ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes for improved traffic in the strategic area. A Pakistani tanker loaded with crude oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system on yesterday, according to tracking website Marine Traffic, which "suggests that some shipments may be taking advantage of an agreed safe passage" with Iran.
However, the International Energy Agency said it was ready to release more strategic oil reserves "if necessary," said Executive Director Fatih Birol. "When it comes to government and industry stocks, if we put them together, there are over 1.4 billion barrels left, which means we can do more later if needed," he said.
EU countries, for their part, have insisted on learning more about U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a war in Iran and when the conflict there might end as they consider whether to agree to a request to send warships to help bolster security in the Persian Gulf, the Associated Press reported.
Trump has called on allies, including France, China, Japan, South Korea and Britain, to help ensure the safety of international shipping in the strait. He said the United States is in talks with "about seven" countries about military support to help open the trade route. He did not name the countries or give any indication of when such a coalition might be formed, the AP notes.
"We need more clarity," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful told reporters.