Iran Makes US Economic Assets Target of Attack

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/sina drakhshani

JAKARTA - Iran has put US economic assets on a "target list" for attacks, according to a report by the Fars News Agency.

Citing an Iranian official who spoke on condition of anonymity, the news agency said Tehran had revised its targeting strategy so that it was no longer focused solely on US and Israeli military targets.

According to the official, Iran has expanded its "target list" by including "American capital and interests."

Reporting from Anadolu, Monday, March 9, the official said the decision was taken after various statements from US and Israeli officials that he described as "a direct threat to the Iranian people."

On Sunday night, the US and Israel launched air raids targeting Iranian oil storage facilities in Tehran and its surroundings.

The attack caused severe damage to a number of storage facilities, including the Shahran Oil Depot.

Escalation in the Middle East has increased since Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28, which according to Iranian authorities killed more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and injured more than 10,000 others.

Iran then retaliated with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US military facilities in the region.