Tesla, Apple and Google among 18 US firms facing Iran threat in the Middle East

IRGC issued a sharp warning to 18 U.S. firms, setting an 8:00 PM Tehran deadline on April 1; the statement was released through Sepah News.

The 18 named companies include Tesla, Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Nvidia, JPMorgan Chase, General Electric, Boeing, Spire Solutions and G42.

IRGC warned that for every assassination a U.S. company will be destroyed and said the listed firms should expect destruction of their respective units beginning on Wednesday evening.

Tesla is noted for a highly visible Gulf presence, operating public showrooms and service centres in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Tesla operates more than 30 Supercharger stations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar; in the UAE it runs showrooms and service centres on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road and in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, with Superchargers at Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates.