Nigeria, March 12 -- Iran's military command headquarters has vowed to shift from what it described as "reciprocal hits" amid sustained strikes on its adversaries, warning that global oil prices could soon surge to $200 per barrel amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The warning was issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for Tehran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters, who argued that the United States would be unable to control oil prices if regional tensions continued to escalate.

"Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200 because the oil price depends on the regional security, which you have destabilised," Reuters quoted him as saying.

"We won't allow even one litre of oil to reach the U.S., Zionists (Israel) a...