Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Warns Oil Will Be Cut Off ‘For Years’

The paramilitary group issued the threat in response to a deadline imposed by the Trump administration.

Mockups of Iranian missiles displayed outside a museum in Tehran, Iran, on March 31, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on April 7 that the paramilitary group would attempt to block the United States and its allies from obtaining oil and gas from the Middle East “for years” if the U.S. military launches strikes on the country’s infrastructure ahead of a Tuesday evening deadline.

U.S. President Donald Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday to come to an agreement to potentially end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that allows for the transportation of around a fifth of the world’s oil supply on a normal day.