Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz blocked, and threatens another key waterway

Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz blocked, and threatens another key waterway

Iran has a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and as pressure mounts, it's threatened to target another vital Middle East shipping lane, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly gran… [+5621 chars]