Iran threatens to block more vital seaways
The IRGC said 7 commercial ships were attacked this week as oil prices rose and U.S. strikes widened across the region.
- On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps closed the Strait of Hormuz, warning that other regional oil export routes benefiting the United States and its allies could also become targets.
- The escalation followed the United States reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports early Wednesday after launching strikes near the Strait to degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping.
- In retaliation, the IRGC struck U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, while Jordan intercepted three ballistic missiles launched from Iranian territory early Wednesday.
- Oil prices rose on Wednesday after closing up 2% on Tuesday, deepening supply disruptions in the Strait; the IRGC stated, "Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all."
- President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to hit Iranian energy targets next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations, while analysts warn Iran-backed Houthi forces could close the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that the Strait of Ormuz would remain closed until the American "end of the aggressions" and threatened to block other "export corridors that benefit the United States and its allies", while the American blockade has been restored and applies to Iranian ports and coastal areas of the country.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that, following the Strait of Hormuz, other export routes used by the US and its allies could also be closed. The threat by the Houthi rebels in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait has opened the door to a new crisis in global energy and maritime transport.
New night of strikes in Iran and the Middle East. This Wednesday, the US army claims to have targeted dozens of military targets in Iran, while Donald Trump threatened to attack the country's power plants. At the same time, Tehran claims that the Strait of Ormuz would remain...
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