Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has issued a stark warning to workers at companies linked to the United States and Israel, signalling potential retaliatory operations after recent strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
“You tested us once before; the world saw again that you yourselves started playing with fire and attacking infrastructure,” said Seyed Majid Moosavi in a post on X.
“This time, the equation will no longer be an eye for an eye; wait and see!” he added, in a message that underscored the threat of a broader escalation.
The IRGC warned that employees at industrial companies associated with the U.S. or Israel should leave their workplaces immediately.
“Employees of industrial companies associated with the Americans and the Zionist regime should quickly leave their workplaces to avoid endangering their lives,” Moosavi said.
Iranian state media reported that the warning was tied to retaliatory operations that may target such facilities across the region. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel struck two of the country’s largest steel factories, a power plant and nuclear sites, among other infrastructure targeted earlier in the day.
“Israel claims it acted in coordination with the U.S. Attack contradicts POTUS extended deadline for diplomacy. Iran will exact HEAVY price for Israeli crimes,” he wrote on X.
STRIKES ON NUCLEAR-LINKED SITES
The warning came hours after Iran reported attacks on its nuclear-related infrastructure. State media said a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production facility were struck following Israeli threats to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. Iran vowed retaliation, while Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the Shahid Khondab Heavy Water Complex in Arak and the Ardakan yellowcake plant in Yazd province were targeted. It said there were no casualties and no risk of radioactive contamination.
The Israeli military said the strikes hit “missile production capabilities, infrastructure remaining from its nuclear program, and terror regime targets,” highlighting an expanded scope of operations.
Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official said on Friday US attacks on Iran while simultaneously calling for talks were “intolerable,” adding Tehran had yet to decide whether to respond to a US proposal due to attacks on industrial and nuclear infrastructure. Iran’s response to US proposals had originally been expected to be delivered on Friday or Saturday, the official added.
The developments come even as Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war were progressing and extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, there has been little indication from Tehran that it is ready to back down, underscoring the widening gap between diplomatic messaging and ground realities.
