Iran says Gulf, Israeli steel facilities could be targeted

JH Kim

Summary

Iran was reported to have signaled the possibility of attacks targeting industrial infrastructure in the Gulf region and Israel.
Iran said it warned that major industrial facilities, including steel mills, could become potential targets.
The remarks were reported to suggest that military tensions in the Middle East could spread beyond energy facilities to the broader industrial sector.

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Iran has signaled the possibility of attacks targeting industrial infrastructure in the Gulf region and Israel.

On the 27th (local time), Walter Bloomberg reported that Iran warned major industrial facilities, including steel mills, could become potential targets.

The remarks are seen as a reaffirmation of Iran’s longstanding position that it would broaden the scope of retaliation if its energy and industrial facilities are attacked.

They also suggest that military tensions in the Middle East could spread beyond energy facilities to the broader industrial sector.