Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warns it could close additional export corridors that benefit the United States and its allies, according to Iranian media reports. The warning comes after two linked developments: Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz, and the United States reimposes a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports. In a statement carried by Iran’s IRNA state news agency, the IRGC says regional energy exports are either shared by all or denied to all, signaling a broader escalation beyond the strait. The reports also reference analysis that Iran may use allied forces in the region as leverage, including the Houthis in Yemen, in a way that could affect other maritime chokepoints such as the route through Bab al-Mandab. The sources describe an ongoing standoff in which Iran applies pressure on critical sea routes while the United States maintains maritime restrictions on Iran’s access to international trade.