Iran threatens to turn Israel into ‘scorched land’ if energy sites attacked

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening devastating retaliation if the country attacks Iranian energy infrastructure. Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, an IRGC spokesperson, stated that such aggression would turn occupied territories into a "scorched land" and displace its attackers to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Mohebbi's warning was made public on October 18, 2026, as tensions escalated in the US-Israeli war against Iran. The threat did not specify a particular Israeli target or provide a timeline for any retaliatory action; it was a general warning against potential attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure. Energy facilities and transport networks have increasingly become targets of attacks during the conflict, with drone and missile strikes carried out by Iran and its allied groups on critical infrastructure sites across Gulf countries.

This has disrupted global energy markets and complicated oil shipments through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.