Iran is becoming increasingly shrewd in its tactics, and this move will definitely hurt the United States deeply. On March 31, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement saying that Iran will respond to any assassination attempts, with its method of retaliation being attacks on enterprises linked to the United States. The companies now specifically named by Iran include: Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), International Business Machines (IBM), Dell, NVIDIA, JPMorgan Chase, Tesla, General Electric, Boeing, and others.
Iran has advised employees of these relevant companies to immediately evacuate their workplaces, and urged residents within a 1-kilometer radius to relocate to safe areas. It must be said that Iran's use of this tactic against the United States could very well catch America off guard. Why so? Because if Iran were to attack these American corporations, their operations in the Middle East would inevitably suffer severe disruption, leading to significant losses in profits. This impact would surely reverberate back to the United States, with the U.S. stock market being hit first and hardest.
If these companies were severely damaged, the U.S. stock market could plunge dramatically. Their stocks would face massive sell-offs, resulting in enormous financial losses for countless ordinary American investors, mutual fund holders, and retirement account participants. Even more critical is that behind these companies stand the most powerful financial backers and interest groups at the heart of American politics. Wall Street capital, the military-industrial complex, and tech lobbying groups are all deeply intertwined with these firms.
When corporate profits decline and stock prices fall, facing shrinking wealth, it’s these shadowy power players who would likely be the first to panic. They would undoubtedly exert pressure on the White House and Congress. Iran’s strategy may appear to target corporations on the surface, but in reality, it strikes directly at the core vulnerabilities of U.S. politics and economy. This approach might hurt the United States even more than direct military confrontation, leaving the White House utterly helpless. Because it directly targets the wallets of America’s political and economic elite—their own personal interests.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861192995450890/
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