Iranian negotiator Mohammad Marandi said Saturday evening that tonight may be 'the last night of normalcy' for Gulf states, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman. He warned that if Iran's civilian infrastructure is struck, the critical infrastructure of those states, along with Israel and possibly Jordan, would be destroyed. Marandi called on civilians in those countries to prepare for immediate evacuation.
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Marandi warned Saturday evening that tonight may be 'the last night of normalcy' for Gulf states, and threatened to destroy critical infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman, as well as Israel and possibly Jordan, if Iran's civilian infrastructure is attacked. The warning, reported by Israeli media and attributed to the Trump administration's statements, marks the latest escalation in a series of threats from Marandi this week.
The threat first emerged from a single-source report at 18:37 Jerusalem (Sat), initially without identified authorship. Within the same hour, subsequent reports named Marandi as an IRGC senior figure, and then specified that he cited the Trump administration's statements as the basis for the warning. The current version, published at 18:37, adds Israeli media coverage and explicitly names Israel and Jordan as potential targets alongside the Gulf states. Source quality has evolved from a single unverified claim to multiple confirmations across Israeli news outlets.
As The Zioneer reported on July 22, Marandi said 'it is time to evacuate' Gulf states in response to President Trump's threats. On July 18, he warned that the UAE would be next if US strikes on civilian targets continued. Iran has also warned mediators that it will 'plunge the whole region into darkness' if its energy sites are struck (June 28), and IRGC channels have threatened to bomb Gulf oil infrastructure (July 22). The IRGC previously issued warnings for civilians to stay away from US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE (July 12).
No immediate military response has been reported, and the threat remains verbal. The credibility of the warning and Iran's operational capability to carry out such strikes across multiple countries remain unverified. The situation is developing.
6 developments
- StrongMarandi says 'time to evacuate' Gulf states in latest response to Trump threat
- StrongIranian military source expands threat: evacuate Gulf ports as well as airports if US strikes tonight
- StrongIranian official warns of 'strong response' to any US attack; reported evacuations from Tehran
- DevelopingIranian channels threaten to bomb Gulf oil infrastructure if Trump attacks
Source and signal
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