Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x685+0+0/resize/1024x685!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F3d%2Fdf800b9a44dd9e565ac28866c2e5%2Fgettyimages-2285448249.jpg' alt='Ships are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on July 14, 2026.'/><p>Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5894582' />
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