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

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten retaliation against U.S. tech firms like Apple and Google for targeted assassinations of Iranian leaders.

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".

"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," the Guards said in a statement listing the names of 18 companies it alleged were complicit in the killing of officials.

"We advise the employees of these institutions to immediately leave their workplaces to preserve their lives," it added.

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.

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, alleging that the tech firms are the "main element in designing and tracking assassination targets".

As a result, these 18 companies — who also included Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle, as well as electric car company Tesla, analytics firm Palantir, and chip giant Nvidia — risk retaliation, the statement said.