Iran warns it would widen strikes to economic and civilian targets if US attacks

Single source · 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC

The Wall Street Journal reports that Iranian officials warned regional states and mediators that, if US attacks resume, Iran would widen its response to economic and civilian targets. Tasnim News, citing the WSJ, lists airports, pipelines, and energy and communications infrastructure across the Persian Gulf region as the expanded targets.

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• WSJ, 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-23 00:53 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-23 01:03 UTC
• Newser, 2026-10-23 05:46 UTC
• IranWire, 2026-10-23 08:28 UTC

First reported 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC; last updated 2026-10-23 08:31 UTC.

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