Iran threatens to close more vital seaways as US renews blockade

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-15 · 05:37 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to close additional export corridors benefiting the US and its allies. This statement comes after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. The IRGC stated that regional energy exports are either shared by all or denied to all. Analysts suggest Iran may leverage its Houthi allies in Yemen to potentially close the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea. This action could place two crucial global energy routes at risk.

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'Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all,' stated the IRGC.

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Iran's IRGC threatened to close 'all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies'.

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Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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Iran may use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that ⁠benefit the US and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.“Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by Iran’s IRNA state news agency on Wednesday.Analysts have said Iran has been signalling it may use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world’s ‌most vital energy arteries at risk.

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