{"id":104172,"date":"2026-03-14T21:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=104172"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:55:58","slug":"iran-targets-us-banks-in-gulf-countries-after-attacks-on-iranian-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/iran-targets-us-banks-in-gulf-countries-after-attacks-on-iranian-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran targets US banks in Gulf countries after attacks on Iranian banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"707\">Iran targets US banks in Gulf countries after what it says were attacks on Iranian banking systems. Iranian military officials confirmed the move as a response to earlier incidents.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"873\">According to the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/iran-targets-israeli-leadership-sites-in-new-wave-of-operation-true-promise-4\/\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard<\/a> Corps<\/span><\/span>, American banks operating in Gulf states were targeted after Iranian banks faced cyber and financial attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"1043\">Officials said the action was a direct response meant to send a warning. They claimed the measures were taken to protect Iran\u2019s financial system and national interests.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1157\">Earlier, Iranian military leadership had also hinted at possible action against US-linked targets in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1346\">A spokesperson for Iran\u2019s central military command said Tehran may also target missile launch locations used by its enemies in several cities of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United Arab Emirates<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1521\">Iranian officials further alleged that the United States moved assets into ports, dockyards, and civilian areas in the Emirates after its regional bases came under pressure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1668\">The spokesperson also sent a message to the Emirati leadership, saying Iran considers defending its sovereignty and territory a legitimate right.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1796\">Meanwhile, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics<\/span><\/span> announced that the country plans to increase the use of upgraded weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1931\">Officials said the military could deploy more accurate and destructive ballistic missiles if tensions continue to rise in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran targets US banks in Gulf countries after what it says were attacks on Iranian banking systems. Iranian military officials confirmed the move as a response to earlier incidents. According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, American banks operating in Gulf states were targeted after Iranian banks faced cyber and financial attacks. Officials said the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":104173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[37907,37906,36741,37908,37910,37909],"class_list":["post-104172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-iran-banking-retaliation","tag-iran-targets-us-banks-in-gulf-countries","tag-iran-us-tensions","tag-iranian-revolutionary-guard-statement","tag-middle-east-banking-security","tag-us-banks-gulf-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104174,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104172\/revisions\/104174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}