Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck steel and aluminum facilities in the Middle East linked to U.S. capital and technology.
On April 2, Yonhap News cited Tasnim News Agency reporting that the IRGC carried out the 90th operation of "Promise of Truth" Phase 4. The statement said the operation targeted U.S.-linked steel and aluminum companies across the region.
The facilities Tehran named appear to be joint ventures — including Saudi Arabia's Ras Al-Khair and large smelters in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — where U.S. capital and technology are concentrated, rather than plants owned outright by American companies. Officials have not disclosed the extent of damage to these U.S.-linked sites.
AFP reported that steel mills inside Iran halted operations after large U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Iran's two major steel producers, Khuzestan Steel and Mobarakeh Steel, said the recent heavy strikes forced them to suspend operations.
Mehran Parkbin, deputy operations director at Khuzestan Steel, told state media that initial inspections suggest it could take six months to a year to bring damaged facilities back online. Mobarakeh Steel, based in Isfahan province, said massive bombing has completely shut down its production lines. According to reports, U.S. and Israeli forces struck both steelworks on March 27.
In a national address on April 1, U.S. President Donald Trump warned he would "set Iran back to the Stone Age" within two to three weeks if no agreement is reached, and said he would strike key targets after that deadline.
