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Iranian Security Council Head Threatens US Gulf Tech Infrastructure in Response to Potential Strikes

Oct 12, 2026 09:07 AM CT Gulf Region iran, united states, threat, infrastructure, gulf, rhetoric

Summary

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, issued a warning that Iranian forces would target US data centers and AI facilities in the Gulf if Washington resumes military strikes. This statement represents a rhetorical escalation and a potential expansion of the conflict's scope to include critical digital infrastructure in the region.

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American technology infrastructure in the Gulf could be targeted if Washington resumes strikes, Mohsen Rezaei has warned Iran will destroy US technology infrastructure in the Gulf if Washington attacks again, the secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has warned. Speak...

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Actor Responses

Iran NEUTRAL

Warned that US technology infrastructure in the Gulf would be destroyed if Washington attacks again.

United States NEUTRAL

Referenced as the potential aggressor whose strikes would trigger the threatened response.

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