{
  "id": 16422733,
  "title": "Tehran threatens strikes on energy, civilian targets, and nuclear escalation if attacked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/tehran-threatens-strikes-on-energy-civilian-targets-and-nuclear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912728"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian officials are warning of a broader range of attacks if the United States and Israel launch a renewed military campaign. According to The Wall Street Journal, Iran has declared it would target not only military bases and ships but also civilian infrastructure such as energy facilities, gas pipelines, airports, and other civilian sites in the Persian Gulf region. Additionally, Iran has threatened to employ a variety of weapons, including nuclear ones.\n\nThe head of Iran's parliament's International Affairs Committee, Mohammad-Saleh Jokar, has called for the use of deterrent weapons, including nuclear weapons, to defend the country and serve as a deterrent against a US attack. Jokar also stated that countries hosting US forces in their territories or airspace would face a harsh response and pay a heavy price.\n\nIran is believed to possess hundreds of thousands of missiles and drones, despite a decline in their stockpile following recent operations. Analysts estimate Iran holds a significant number of ballistic missiles, which the country has been resuming production in underground facilities.\n\nIn recent conflicts, Iran has inflicted damage on US air bases, embassies, and fleets in the region, as well as energy and industrial facilities in the UAE, Qatar, Dubai, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that new attacks could put civilian lives and regional and global economies at significant risk.\n\nDespite significant damage to Iran's weapons stockpiles and defensive capabilities, analysts believe Iran is willing to expand its retaliatory efforts. However, there is a concern that Iran may overextend itself if it attempts to fulfill all its threats. The country must carefully manage its dwindling missile stockpile, according to an expert on the Revolutionary Guard. While Iran has the capability to cause major damage to the region's energy and internet infrastructure, experts warn that doing so could lead to reciprocal attacks that would inflict significant damage on Iran as well.",
  "summary": "Tehran aims to cause even more pain in the case of a renewed campaign, especially at a time when interceptor missile stockpiles are under pressure in Israel and in US-aligned nations in the Gulf.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran threatens strikes on energy, civilian targets, and nuclear escalation.",
    "Iranian officials warn of broader attacks if US and Israel launch military campaign.",
    "Head of Iran's parliament calls for use of deterrent weapons, including nuclear ones."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the scope of potential retaliation to civilian infrastructure and nuclear assets signals a shift toward high-stakes regional instability that threatens both global energy security and human lives.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}