Video: Iran vows retaliation against U.S. infrastructure
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Iranian military spokesman has issued a direct threat on state television Wednesday, promising to reduce U.S. energy and gas facilities in the Gulf “to ashes” at the first opportunity.
“You attacked our infrastructure and energy in the south. Your infrastructure, energy, and gas facilities will burn to ashes at the first opportunity. Your era of glory is over—withdraw from the region or choose death,” the spokesman declared.
The remarks, delivered in a video clip circulated by Iranian state media, follow alleged U.S. strikes on southern Iranian facilities.
They come amid a conflict ignited on February 28, 2026, when U.S.-Israeli forces targeted Iranian nuclear sites, prompting a spiral of mutual infrastructure attacks.
The fighting now endangers roughly 20% of global oil supplies transiting the Strait of Hormuz, rattling energy markets and raising fears of broader regional chaos.
U.S. intelligence reports, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Threat Assessment through 2025, have long assessed that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, with no active effort since.
