Iran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade
Iran has threatened to block global shipping routes, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following a renewed U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. This escalation involves Houthi forces in Yemen and risks significant disruption to global energy supplies.
Why it matters
The potential closure of vital maritime chokepoints could trigger a massive spike in global oil prices and exacerbate geopolitical instability in the Middle East.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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