Iran has warned it will target ‘economic and banking centres’ linked to the United States and Israel across West Asia following what it described as an attack on an Iranian bank, as per statements carried by state media.
The Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters issued a statement identifying the targets. “The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centres and banks belonging to the United States and the Zionist regime,” said the military’s central operational command in a statement carried by state TV.
The spokesperson warned people of the region to stay 1,000 metres away from banks.
The Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said the move comes after what it described as an Israeli-American attack on an Iranian banking facility.
State media reported US and Israeli strikes hit a bank in Tehran overnight, killing an unspecified number of employees.
Iranian media reported that staff at a bank in Tehran were killed in the airstrikes, prompting the warning from the military command.
“Tehran will hit economic and banking centres linked to the US and Israel in the region,” the spokesperson said, according to state news agency IRNA.
The threat raises concerns for regional financial hubs, particularly Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which hosts a large number of international banks and financial institutions. Other potential areas of concern include Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, both home to major regional financial centres.
