US ready to thwart Iran attacks after IRGC threats to American firms

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that ​the U.S. military ‌was prepared to thwart any attacks by Iran, responding to threats by the ‌Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard ⁠Corps against U.S. ⁠companies in the region.

“The United States military is and was prepared ​to curtail any attacks by Iran, as ⁠evidenced by ⁠the 90 percent ​drop in ballistic missile and ​drone attacks by the ‌terrorist regime,” said a White House official, who did not wish ⁠to be named.

The IRGC said earlier on Tuesday that ⁠they ‌would target U.S. ⁠companies in the ​region ‌as of April 1 ​in ⁠retaliation for attacks on Iran, state media reported.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Mark ​Porter)