, March 3 -- Iran has threatened to target "all economic centres" in the Middle East if attacks by the United States and Israel persist, according to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Ebrahim Jabbari.

"We are saying to the enemy that if it decides to hit our main centres, we will hit all economic centres in the region," Jabbari said. He added that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed, pushing oil prices above $80 per barrel, with expectations they could reach $200, reports Al Jazeera.

The narrow strait is a critical chokepoint, handling roughly one-fifth of global oil trade and significant liquefied natural gas exports from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Meanwhile, Farah Pahlavi, widow of Iran's last shah, said the ...