West Asia conflict | 'Forcing our hand': Iran warns tech firms including Google and Microsoft of attacks

As the tensions in West Asia continue, Iran on Wednesday warned that it will target economic, banking and tech parks linked to the US and Israel in the region.

The threat from a spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbia joint command comes after an attack on an Iranian bank.

"Following their failed ⁠campaign, ‌the terrorist US army and cruel Zionist ‌regime (Israel) have targeted ⁠one of the country's banks," state media ‌quoted Ebrahim ‌Zolfaqari as saying.

"With this illegitimate ‌and uncommon ‌action, the enemy is forcing our hand to target ⁠economic ⁠centres and banks linked to the US and Zionist regime in the region," the spokesperson said, warning people of staying away from banks in the region.

Further, the threat extended to offices and infrastructure of tech giants in Israel and Gulf countries.

Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, released a list of offices and infrastructure run by top US companies.

These companies include Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Nvidia and Oracle.

These companies have multiple offices across Israel and West Asia. Google has its West Asia headquarters in Dubai, while Microsoft has a major regional office in the UAE capital. Both tech giants have offices in Israel.

Iran has launched attack on US bases in its neighbouring countries after a joint operation undertaken by the US and Israel killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28.

Tehran has also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, which is responsible for the shipment of 20 per cent of world's crude oil, has raised energy security concerns, particularly in Asian markets.