Iran sends American spring breakers into spiral with chilling warning about luxurious resorts not being ‘secure’
Iran has issued a chilling warning that it will attack civilian targets worldwide, including luxury resorts, as millions of Americans head off for spring break.
General Abolfazl Shekarchi warned that Israeli and US officials would not be safe after strikes wiped out Iran’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
‘From now on, based on the information we have about you, even parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations anywhere in the world will no longer be safe for you,’ Shekarchi told Iranian state television.
The warning lands at peak spring break, with millions of US students heading to tourist hotspots at home and abroad.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have already put their counterterrorism operations on ‘high alert’ for possible Iranian retaliation on US soil.
A gunman opened fire at a packed bar in Austin, Texas, killing two people and wounding 14 others on March 1, the day after the US and Israel launched the war.
The shooter, Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a Senegalese-born US citizen, was killed by police after opening fire on patrons before turning his weapon on pedestrians nearby.
Investigators found a Koran in his car and he was pictured wearing a shirt bearing the words ‘Property of Allah’ on the day of the attack.
Iran has issued a chilling warning that it is preparing to attack civilian targets worldwide, including luxury resorts, as Americans head off for spring break (stock photo)
F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, taxiing on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), on Sunday
An Israeli self-propelled howitzer artillery gun fires rounds towards southern Lebanon from a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border on Friday
Israeli security personnel secure an area around a rocket partly buried in a field in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights bordering Lebanon on Thursday
Iran has escalated its retaliatory strikes in recent days after Israel hit a major gas field, sparking panic across the Middle East.
Energy infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia was targeted, while an Israeli oil refinery in Haifa was blown up.
US crude spiked 1.2 percent on Friday and Brent crude rose 0.6 percent, hitting $110 per barrel, as oil markets felt the strain.
Gas prices stand at $3.90 per gallon, up 30 percent since the war began, according to AAA.
Thirteen US troops have been killed in the war, while more than 140 have been left injured.
