TLDR
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard named 18 companies as “legitimate targets,” including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia
- Attacks were set to begin April 1 at 8 p.m. Tehran time
- Iran cited US and Israeli strikes on Iran as the reason for the threats
- Amazon’s data centers in the UAE were already hit earlier in March, causing outages
- Over 3,000 drones and missiles have been fired across the region since the conflict began
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to attack 18 American tech companies operating in the Middle East, starting April 1, 2026. The warning was posted on a Guard-affiliated Telegram channel in Farsi.
🚨 Iran just threatened to attack major US companies across the Middle East.
The IRGC says attacks could begin tomorrow at 8 PM Tehran time if more commanders are assassinated.
Targets include Microsoft, Google, Apple, Nvidia, Boeing, JPMorgan, Palantir and more.
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The list includes some of the biggest names in tech: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, IBM, Intel, Cisco, HP, Dell, Palantir, JPMorgan, Tesla, GE, Boeing, Spire Solutions, and UAE-based AI company G42.
The Guard said attacks would begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Tehran time — that’s 12:30 p.m. EDT. Employees at these companies were told to leave their workplaces immediately to protect their lives.
“From now on, for every assassination, an American company will be destroyed,” the post read.
The threat comes after US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Iran says these tech companies are directly linked to military and intelligence operations targeting Iran.
Amazon Already Hit
This isn’t the first action. On March 1, two Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE were struck in Iranian attacks. A third data center in Bahrain was damaged by falling debris. The IRGC claimed responsibility, saying the strikes were meant to expose the role of these centers in supporting military and intelligence activities.
The attacks caused outages across multiple apps and digital services in the UAE.
An earlier post from Iranian news agency Tasnim — which has ties to the IRGC — listed 30 specific locations across the Middle East as targets. Many were in Dubai and Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv, the list included offices for Palantir, Amazon, and Microsoft, as well as Nvidia’s engineering and development center.
Why These Companies Are Targeted
Iran says these tech companies provide infrastructure for US and Israeli military operations. Oracle, IBM, and Google offices in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi were called out for allegedly supporting “military entities.”
Amazon and Google were awarded a $1.2 billion contract by the Israeli government in 2021 under Project Nimbus, which provided Israel with core tech infrastructure, according to a 2025 UN report.
The same report said Microsoft, Amazon, and Google give Israel “virtually government-wide access” to their cloud and AI services. IBM was accused of training Israeli military and intelligence personnel.
The US Department of War also awarded Oracle an $88 million contract to integrate cloud software with the US Air Force.
Intel responded to the threat, saying: “The safety and wellbeing of our team is our number one priority. We are taking steps to safeguard and support our workers and facilities in the Middle East.”
Microsoft, Google, and JPMorgan declined to comment.
President Trump said on Tuesday he expected US military forces to leave Iran within “two to three weeks.” The White House confirmed Trump would address the nation on the Iran war Wednesday night.
Over 3,400 Iranian civilians and military personnel have been killed since the conflict began, along with 13 US service members. More than 3,000 drones and missiles have been fired across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
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