In a chilling new threat that could open a dangerous global economic front, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it will launch expanded attacks on U.S. bank branches and financial insтιтutions worldwide if American aggression continues.

IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Salami stated: “The economic war against Iran will be met with an economic war against America. Any bank that supports the Zionist-American machine will become a legitimate target. We have the reach, the intelligence, and the means.”

The warning comes just hours after the U.S. struck Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal and amid growing Iranian frustration with Operation Epic Fury. Iranian officials accuse American financial insтιтutions of enabling sanctions that have crippled their economy, and now appear ready to take the fight directly to Western economic targets.

Security experts are taking the threat seriously. U.S. bank branches in the Middle East, Europe, and even parts of Asia could become vulnerable to drone strikes, cyberattacks, or proxy operations by Iranian-linked militias. Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America branches in the Gulf region have already raised security levels.

This marks a dangerous evolution in the conflict. While U.S. forces continue to struggle with damaged aircraft carriers — both the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln remain operationally limited — and have burned through more than $11 billion in munitions in the first week alone, Iran is shifting toward asymmetric and economic warfare.

The move also puts immense pressure on America’s Gulf allies, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where many international banks operate. Any successful attack on financial targets could trigger global market panic and further spike oil prices.

As Operation Epic Fury drags into a costly war of attrition, Iran is clearly signaling that it will not fight only with missiles and drones, but will strike America where it is most vulnerable — its financial dominance.

With the IRGC openly threatening U.S. banks across the globe, the war has entered a terrifying new phase. The question now is no longer just whether America can defeat Iran militarily, but whether it can protect its economic interests from a determined and increasingly creative adversary.

The battlefield is expanding. And this time, it reaches far beyond the Persian Gulf.