The Revolutionary Guards threatened to attack "espionage companies" operating under "American rule," referring to major technology companies in regional countries. "Since the main component in planning and tracking assassination targets are American information technology, communications and artificial intelligence companies, from now on, these institutions will be legitimate targets," the statement said. It added: "We recommend that employees of these entities leave their workplaces immediately. Starting at 20:00 on Wednesday (Tehran time), these companies will be subject to attacks on their facilities." Among the companies that appeared on the list: Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta and others.