Ebrahim Zolfaghari
Iran warns of immediate retaliation if US targets energy sites
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- Iran warns it will take immediate retaliatory measures if the United States targets its energy infrastructure.
- Tehran says any attack on its power stations will trigger broad escalation across the region.
Iran has issued a series of escalating warnings, saying it will take immediate retaliatory measures if the United States follows through on threats targeting Iranian energy infrastructure.
Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely closed” if Iranian power stations are attacked, adding the vital waterway would remain shut until damaged facilities are rebuilt.
Zolfaghari also warned that “all” electricity stations, energy infrastructure, and information and communications technology systems in ‘Israel’ would be targeted on a wide scale in the event of US action.
Additionally, the spokesperson said companies across the region in which Americans hold shares would face “complete destruction,” while power plants in countries hosting US military bases would be considered legitimate targets.
His statement added that all US economic interests in West Asia are prepared to be “fully destroyed” if conflict intensifies.
The spokesperson stressed that Iran “did not initiate the war and will not do so,” but said Tehran would take all necessary measures to defend its territory and national interests if its infrastructure is attacked.
