Iran Warns It May Target US-Linked Infrastructure as IRGC Signals End of Restraint
By Bosphorus News Geopolitics Desk
Iran signalled a sharper escalation in its response posture on April 7, with messaging carried from Tehran indicating that earlier limits on retaliation had been lifted and that infrastructure linked to the United States and its regional partners could now fall within the scope of potential targets.
Statements carried on Iranian state television and echoed by international outlets point to a harder line from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which said previous reservations in target selection had been removed after what it described as a period of restraint maintained for the sake of good neighbourliness.
"Until now, and due to good neighbourliness, we have exercised a great degree of restraint," the statement said. "From now on, all these considerations have been removed."
The same messaging extends the potential target set beyond immediate military objectives and brings energy systems into focus, with explicit references to oil and gas infrastructure tied to the United States and its regional partners.
"We will target US and its partners' infrastructure in a manner that could deprive them of the region's oil and gas for years," the statement said.
The language circulated through Iranian state-linked channels and was picked up by multiple international outlets, forming a consistent line across official and semi-official messaging.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reinforced that position in separate remarks, warning that any renewed strikes on Iranian infrastructure would draw a response without restraint.
"There will be zero restraint if our infrastructure is targeted again," Araghchi said.
The messaging comes as exchanges around energy assets intensify across the Gulf, with recent strikes and disruptions affecting petrochemical and LNG facilities.
No operational detail has been provided on timing or specific targets. The repeated references to energy infrastructure and US-linked assets indicate that the scope of potential retaliation is no longer confined to immediate battlefield responses.