Tehran threatens to attack US oil and gas infrastructure in Middle East

Iran's armed forces threatened to "light every oil field in the region" if the US or Israel attacked its energy facilities, the London-based opposition-outlet Iran International reported on Thursday.

According to the report, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which acts as the main headquarters of the Iranian military, warned that any attack on the country’s energy infrastructure or ports would trigger a “devastating response,” threatening to set fire to oil and gas facilities across the region linked to the US or its allies.

“We warn the aggressor government and all its partners that the smallest attack on the energy infrastructure and ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be followed by our crushing and destructive response,” the Iranian military spokesman said.