Any US strike on Iranian oil, gas assets will be met with retaliation - Iran's parliament speaker

IRANIAN Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Monday that if the United States targets Iran's oil and natural gas infrastructure, Iran will retaliate against U.S. energy assets in the Gulf region.

In a post on social media, Qalibaf said the oil and gas production chain in the Gulf region is sprawling, accessible, and exposed, adding that the U.S. oil and gas companies across these waters and facilities share that exposure.

"Strike our assets and you get struck. We've already proven it. Ask the bases that are no longer viable," said Qalibaf.

The warning follows a threat from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who wrote on social media on Saturday that Iran's tanker fleet is "defenseless" and that U.S. forces will destroy Iranian tankers if Iran attacks U.S. ships.