Iran once again threatened on Saturday to attack US corporate facilities in the Middle East if its energy infrastructure is attacked by the United States and Israel, following the bombing of Iran's Kharg Island, the heart of the Islamic Republic's oil industry. 'If Iranian facilities are attacked, Iranian forces will attack facilities of US companies in the region or companies in which the United States has a stake,' warned Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to Tasnim news agency. The head of Iranian diplomacy stated that his country will 'without a doubt' respond to any attack on its energy facilities. However, he said Iran will 'act cautiously to avoid densely populated areas being hit.' Earlier this morning, the Iranian Armed Forces had warned that if an attack is carried out on the Islamic Republic's oil, economic, and energy infrastructure, 'all oil, economic, and energy infrastructure belonging to regional oil companies that have US shares or cooperate with the United States will be destroyed.' These warnings came after the United States attacked military targets on Kharg Island overnight, where 90% of the oil Iran exports to the world is stored. US President Donald Trump called that bombing one of the 'most powerful' in the history of the Middle East. The Republican leader added that if Iran interferes with the free and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, it could also attack the island's oil infrastructure, located 25 kilometers off the Iranian coast, which houses the country's main oil terminal and is the largest crude oil loading point for tankers.
