Iran: Ghalibaf directs a new threat to countries in the region regarding artificial intelligence companies

(CNN) - On Sunday evening, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf issued a new threat to countries in the region, regarding artificial intelligence companies that he claimed might help in the attack on his country and that they were “involved in the killing of Iran’s children.”

Qalibaf, head of Iran’s negotiating delegation with the United States, wrote on his official account on the “X” platform, previously Twitter: “The Persian Gulf Data Management Authority is on the way.”

Baqir Qalibaf added: “To governments, investment funds and companies in the region: We advise you not to provide any resources or data to artificial intelligence companies that aid in military aggression or are involved in the killing of children. No funding, no shares, no land, no energy.”

The Iranian Parliament Speaker concluded his post by saying: “Anyone who helps them will face our sharp response.”

Iranian officials threatened to expand the scope of their goals if fighting resumed, hinting at options that include cutting submarine Internet cables, striking artificial intelligence data centers, and attacking oil and gas facilities in the region.

Last week, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned that Iran would target US interests in the region, including within the United Arab Emirates, in response to any new attacks.

“If another war breaks out, large numbers of submarine cables, data centers, artificial intelligence facilities and other infrastructure across the region could be destroyed,” Rezaei said.

Iran launched hundreds of attacks with ballistic missiles and drones on the Gulf states during the war with America and Israel, on the grounds that the strikes on them were launched from the territories of those countries.

For its part, the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned in a statement, on Sunday, “the continued Iranian attacks with missiles and drones against the GCC countries and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, directly or through its agents in the region, which targeted civilian facilities, service sites, residential areas, and diplomatic missions, resulted in significant material damage, and posed a threat to the security and safety of citizens and residents.”