Iran Threatens US-Israeli-Linked Financial Entities After Airstrike Hits Bank In Tehran; Issues Evacuation Warning
Tehran, Iran: Iran has vowed retaliation for a joint US-Israeli airstrike targeting financial institutions and banks in Tehran, killing several employees on Wednesday. The Islamic Republic issued a start warning to employees and residents residing near the financial centers linked to the US and Israel in the region to stay out of one-kilometre radius.
The Iranian military has threatened to target American and Israeli banks across the region, according to a spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the unified command of Iran’s armed forces.
Iran described the attack on a bank in the state capital as an “illegitimate and unconventional act of war.” The Iranian state media has noted the tragic dimension of targeting civilian and public infrastructures, warning that the non-military target represents a significant expansion of potential target priorities in the region.
The military spokesperson said that the US-Israel attack on bank has granted Iran’s armed forces the right to target economic centers and banks belonging to the United States and Israel throughout the region.
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The spokesperson further warned the Americans should await our painful retaliatory action, while urging the people in countries hosting US and Israeli banks to stay out of a one-kilometre radius of these facilities, suggesting impending attacks.
So far, the US-Israeli campaign against Iran has killed more than 1,200 people including the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders. Iran has been retaliating against the joint operation by hitting Israel and the US bases in gulf countries and in the region.
