Marandi warns: Iran will respond immediately if Trump attacks tonight, calls for Gulf evacuation

The warning from Marandi, who has served as an advisor to the Iranian negotiating team, signals a sharp escalation in Tehran's rhetoric as it anticipates a potential American strike. According to reports in Israeli media and regional channels, Marandi suggested that tonight could be the "last night of normalcy" for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and possibly Oman. He framed the threat as a direct consequence of what he termed "barbaric threats" from the Trump administration over recent months.

Threats to Regional Infrastructure

Marandi’s statement explicitly links the security of Iranian civilian infrastructure to that of its neighbors. He warned that if Iran is targeted, the "key infrastructure" of regimes perceived as partners to the U.S. and Israel would be destroyed. This includes the major energy and transport hubs of the Gulf monarchies. The inclusion of Jordan and Oman in the list of potential targets suggests that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is prepared to expand the scope of its retaliation beyond its immediate borders to any state it deems complicit in American military action.

Strategic Deterrence and Context

This ultimatum follows a pattern of aggressive posturing by the Iranian regime. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the IRGC has already begun issuing evacuation warnings within Iran, signaling that the leadership in Tehran views a U.S. strike as imminent. By threatening the stability of the global energy market and the security of Western allies in the Gulf, Iran appears to be attempting to leverage regional pressure to deter President Trump from authorizing a kinetic operation. The situation remains highly volatile as security forces across the Middle East remain on high alert tonight.