Iran announced that starting April 1st, it will target one American company for each assassination in the Middle East, including Apple, Google, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.
It has been reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared that if the United States and Israel continue their attacks on the Iranian leadership, they will target American high-tech and defense companies operating in the Middle East. The retaliatory attacks could begin as early as 8:00 PM local time on April 1, 2026 (1:30 AM on April 2 in Japan).
سپاه: 18موسسه جاسوسی موثر در عملیات تروریستی اهداف مشروع ما خواهند بود - تسنیم
Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other tech giants with attacks
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/iran-irgc-nvidia-appple-attack-threat.html
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps condemned the US attack as a terrorist act, stating that many Iranian civilians were killed. They warned that products from American tech and AI companies were used in the attack plan, and that companies actively involved in terrorist activities would be targeted for retaliation, declaring that they would destroy one American company for each assassination.
The companies covered are the following 18. Tasnim News Agency, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has numbered them from 1 to 18. Of these, only G42 is based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and not in the United States.
Cisco
HP
Intel
Oracle
Microsoft
Apple
Meta
IBM
Dell
Palantir
NVIDIA
JP Morgan
Tesla
GE (General Electric)
SpireSolutions
・G42
Boeing
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a statement quoting a verse from the Quran, 'If someone sins against you, sin against him as he sins against you.' They advised employees of the targeted companies to 'immediately leave the workplace to protect your own lives. Residents living in areas surrounding such terrorist companies should also evacuate from within a 1km radius and move to a safe place.'
In recent years, American technology companies have been concentrating resources in the Middle East region due to the availability of inexpensive energy sources, and are particularly focusing on building AI infrastructure. However, as the situation becomes more unstable, the risk of attacks is also increasing, and there have been confirmed cases of Amazon's data centers being damaged.
Bahrain's Amazon data center was targeted in a drone attack because Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps determined it was 'supporting enemy military and intelligence activities' - GIGAZINE
Speaking to American media outlet CNBC, an Intel spokesperson said, 'The safety and health of our employees are our top priority. We are taking measures to protect and support our employees and facilities in the Middle East and are actively monitoring the situation.'
As the Middle East conflict drags on, power grids deployed to meet the ever-increasing demand for AI are reportedly suffering significant damage. According to Bloomberg , the Asia-Pacific region, chosen as an alternative, is also under strain, and loan officers are increasingly prioritizing security as a factor in their investment decisions. The retaliatory attacks by Iran have had far-reaching consequences, affecting not only local power grids and data centers, but also US-based companies that have been hacked.
Medical technology giant Stryker suffers cyberattack, causing global shutdown; claims it was retaliation for missile attack on Iranian schools - GIGAZINE
In Iran, the satellite internet service Starlink is sometimes used as a communication network, but the government considers its use illegal. In March 2026, the quasi-state-run Iranian Students' News Agency reported that 46 people involved in the sale of devices were arrested and 139 devices were seized. The Iranian government considers the use of Starlink, which is operated by a US-based company, to be an act of espionage supporting the United States and Israel, and has stated that the worst-case scenario is the death penalty.
What is the current situation in Iran, where smuggled Starlink equipment is being used to continue the cat-and-mouse game with the government's communication restrictions? - GIGAZINE
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