Smoke plumes billow following Israeli bombardment on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 2, 2026. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East on March 2 with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)
March 3, 2026
Iranian general threatens to strike ‘all economic centres’ in Mideast if US-Israeli attacks persist
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — An Islamic Revolutionary Guard general warned Tuesday that continued United States (US)-Israeli attacks would see Iran conduct reprisals against “all economic centres” in the Middle East.
“We are saying to the enemy that if it decides to hit our main centres, we will hit all economic centres in the region,” said Ebrahim Jabbari.
“We have closed the Strait of Hormuz. Currently, the price of oil is above $80 and will soon reach $200,” he was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency ISNA, as Brent crude climbed above $85 for the first time since July 2024.
