IRGC warns of blocking more waterways after Hormuz as US renews blockade of Iranian ports
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to block additional export corridors following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a renewed US naval blockade. This escalation in the Middle East has significantly impacted global energy markets and shipping routes.
Why it matters
The potential closure of vital maritime chokepoints like the Bab-el-Mandeb threatens global energy supplies and international commerce, increasing the risk of a wider regional conflict.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on June 18, 2026. — Reuters/ File Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies”, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, after Tehran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The IRGC said the renewed US blockade had cut off oil and gas exports to the world, including “America’s economic rivals”, and warned that routes serving US and allied interests could also be shut, Iran’s state news agency, IRNA , reported on Wednesday.
“Regional energy exports are either shared by all or denied to all,” the IRGC said in its statement.
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