Iran will hit economic targets linked to the US and Israel in the region, after an attack on an Iranian bank, a spokesperson for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said on Wednesday.
An administrative building linked to Bank Sepah, one of the country’s largest public banks and with historical links to the military, was hit overnight in Tehran, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency.
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“The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centers and banks belonging to the United States and the Zionist regime,” said the military’s central operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, in a statement carried by state TV.
“Following their failed campaign, the terrorist U.S. army and cruel Zionist regime (Israel) have targeted one of the country’s banks,” state media quoted Ebrahim Zolfaqari as saying.
“With this illegitimate and uncommon action, the enemy is forcing our hand to target economic centres and banks linked to the U.S. and Zionist regime in the region,” he added.
The spokesperson warned people of the region to stay 1,000 metres away from banks. According to Irani media, several employees were killed in overnight strikes on a bank in Iran.
According to the Iranian media, the employees were working extra shift to prepare the disbursement of February’s month salaries when the attack occurred.
More than 1,200 people have been killed, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top military officials, and over 10,000 others are injured in Iran since the start of the latest wave of US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28th.
Funeral ceremonies for slain military commanders, including former revolutionary guards commander Mohammad Pakpour, former armed forces chief of staff Masadi, and former defense council chief Ali Shamkhani, are set to take place in Tehran on Wednesday afternoon. Iran has been continuously targeting US military installations and bases in the GCC countries, as well as Jordan, Iraq, and Israel.
