Iran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close vital seaways including the Strait of Hormuz, following a U.S. reimposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports. This escalation raises tensions in strategic maritime corridors critical to global trade and energy shipments.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, July 15 - 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.