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Iran Guards say will target U.S. tech firms if more leaders killed

The Hindu · · 439 words · By AFP
Tech Companies' Role in Assassinations Retaliation Threats Iran-Israel Conflict
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“Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) that they would target leading U.S. technology firms like Apple, Google and Meta if more Iranian leaders were killed in 'targeted assassinations'.”
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All Wikipedia sources only describe the IRGC's organizational structure, not specific threats against U.S. tech firms or assassination-related statements
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards) is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed For…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (Persian: نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Niroye Zamini Sepah Pasdaran Enghalab Eslami), acronymed NEZSA (Persian: نزسا), are th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
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“These companies, starting from 8:00 pm (1630 GMT) Tehran time on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), should expect the destruction of their relevant units in exchange for every assassination in Iran”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards) is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (Persian: نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Niroye Zamini Sepah Pasdaran Enghalab Eslami), acronymed NEZSA (Persian: نزسا), are th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
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“The threat comes as President Donald Trump says he is conducting diplomacy aimed at putting an end to the conflict, while also threatening to amplify the U.S.-Israeli campaign against the Islamic republic.”
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“The Guards' statement said the U.S. government and tech giants had 'ignored our repeated warnings regarding the necessity' of halting operations targeting top Iranian officials”
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Wikipedia sources only describe IRGC's structure, not their alleged warnings about targeting Iranian officials
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards) is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (Persian: نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Niroye Zamini Sepah Pasdaran Enghalab Eslami), acronymed NEZSA (Persian: نزسا), are th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
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“Companies that actively participate in terrorist designs will face reciprocal action for every targeted assassination”
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“In early March, Amazon reported that two of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates were 'directly struck' by drones and one in Bahrain damaged by a nearby attack.”
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“Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Pakpour were killed on the first day of the war on February 28”
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“Iran's army said that in response to attacks on Iranian infrastructure its drones had targeted key 'communications, telecommunications and industrial centres' in Israel including centres of industrial giants Siemens close to the main international airport and AT&T in the city of Haifa.”
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