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Wed · 04 Nov 2026

Iran Threatens to Close More Waterways If US Blockade Continues

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Iran Threatens to Close More Waterways If US Blockade Continues

⚓ HORMUZ — Iran is naming more waterways. It hasn't named which ones yet. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Hormuz already at 10% transit and Bab el-Mandeb under Houthi embargo, a threat to close additional waterways points toward the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb formalization, or Oman's coastal lanes — already hit twice today. Each uncontested tanker strike makes the threat credible. Europe's last viable energy corridor narrows with every statement Iran doesn't walk back.

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