A British bank has started evacuating personnel from its offices in Dubai after receiving a warning that Tehran plans to target US and Israeli banks throughout the Middle East.
Standard Chartered, headquartered in London, maintains a significant presence in the United Arab Emirates, with offices located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial center that hosts numerous major international banks and law firms.
Following the US's harshest day of strikes against Iran to date, the Islamic Republic has promised to deliver a “painful response” to American and Israeli banks.
Iran has already attempted to threaten the global economy by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a vital conduit that enables the transportation of almost 20% of the world's oil.
The regime claims that US-affiliated businesses will be the "next targets" of its bombing attacks after US-Israeli forces allegedly attacked Bank Sepah, an Iranian bank with ties to the military, in Tehran overnight.
