Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared more than 20 American technology and aerospace companies, including Google, Meta, and Boeing, as “legitimate military targets” following a series of devastating Israeli airstrikes across the country.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a direct military threat against a broad spectrum of United States technology and aerospace corporations operating within the Middle East, labeling them “legitimate military targets.” In a statement published via the Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, the IRGC listed approximately 20 major firms, including Boeing, Tesla, Meta, HP, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. The Iranian military command justifies this escalation by alleging that American private sector innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are being weaponized by Western intelligence to track and execute “terrorist targets” within Iranian borders. “Since the main element in designing and tracking terrorist targets are American and ICT and AI companies … from now on, [these] main institutions will be our legitimate targets,” the official statement reads.
The threat follows an intense 24-hour period of kinetic activity, during which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed they conducted more than 230 precision strikes across Iran to “systematically degrade” its military capacity. Iran has retaliated by accusing the U.S. and Israel of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, including recent devastating hits on the Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran’s Iran University of Science and Technology. As a result, the IRGC has issued a chilling ultimatum: coordinated attacks on the identified corporate entities are scheduled to commence at 8:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, should any further Iranian leaders be killed in what they describe as “targeted assassinations.”
In anticipation of potential strikes, the IRGC has urged employees of these multinational corporations and residents living near their regional offices to “evacuate immediately.” This development marks a significant shift in Tehran’s strategy, moving from traditional military-on-military engagement to the direct targeting of the global digital and commercial supply chain. Security analysts warn that this could lead to widespread disruption of communication and transport services across the Gulf region. As the Wednesday deadline approaches, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has reportedly heightened its alert level for all commercial and diplomatic installations in the Middle East, amid fears that the “Operation Epic Fury” conflict is entering a volatile new phase of corporate warfare.
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