Iran has warned it may target economic and banking interests linked to the United States and Israel across the region after an overnight attack on a major Iranian bank in Tehran.
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According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, an administrative building connected to Bank Sepah — one of the country’s largest public banks with historical ties to the military — was struck in the capital, Tehran.
A spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ebrahim Zolfaqari, blamed the attack on the United States and Israel, describing it as an escalation in the ongoing conflict.
“Following their failed campaign, the terrorist US army and the Zionist regime have targeted one of the country’s banks,” Zolfaqari said in comments carried by Iranian state media.
He warned that the attack could lead Iran to retaliate against financial and economic institutions connected to Washington and Tel Aviv in the region. “With this illegitimate action, the enemy is forcing our hand to target economic centres and banks linked to the US and the Zionist regime,” he said.
Zolfaqari also advised civilians in the region to stay at least 1,000 metres away from banks, suggesting they could become potential targets in future retaliatory strikes.
Meanwhile, Iranian officials dismissed reports that the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had been injured during the ongoing conflict.
According to Al Jazeera, government adviser Yousef Pezeshkian — son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian — said Khamenei was “safe and sound” after rumours circulated online claiming he had been wounded.
Pezeshkian said he contacted individuals with knowledge of the situation and was told the leader had not been harmed. “Thank God, he is safe and sound,” he said in a message shared on social media.
Earlier, Iranian state television referred to Khamenei as a “wounded veteran of the Ramadan war,” though no details were provided regarding the nature of the reported injury.
However, Israeli officials believe otherwise. According to Reuters, a senior Israeli official said intelligence assessments indicate Mojtaba Khamenei may have been lightly wounded during the joint Israeli-US air campaign against Iran and that this could explain his absence from public appearances.
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz recently warned that any leader chosen by Iran’s current leadership would be considered a potential target.
The developments come amid escalating tensions during the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, raising fears of further regional escalation and attacks on economic infrastructure.
