Iran's IRGC cyber unit warns "self-restraint is over," threatens to deprive U.S. and allies of Gulf oil for years

The cyberwarfare unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard warned Tuesday that it was dropping all "self-restraint" and would soon take unspecified action to "deprive the United States and its allies for years to the region's oil and gas."

The IRGC Cyber Guard addressed its warning, posted on its channel on the Telegram messaging app, to "U.S. regional partners," saying it had, up until now, "had a lot of self-restraint in the interest of good neighborliness and have had some considerations in choosing retaliation objectives, but now all these considerations have been removed."

The vague threat came amid reports from Iranian media outlets of a significant uptick in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes against various infrastructure, including on the vital oil export hub of Kharg Island and initial reports of a strike on the country's rail network.