IRGC Closes Strait of Hormuz Until Further Notice, Testing Trump After Leader’s Funeral
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 13
IRGC Closes Strait of Hormuz Until Further Notice, Testing Trump After Leader’s Funeral
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 13
Summary
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the Strait of Hormuz would be shut until further notice, accusing the United States of interfering in the waterway.
Tehran paired the move with a public show of resilience after the war, as huge funeral crowds for the slain supreme leader and the reappearance of senior officials signaled confidence in the surviving leadership.
That posture suggests Iran is taking a harder line toward Washington, with the closure emerging as an early test of how far the Trump administration will respond without sliding back into war.
The threat to Hormuz raises the stakes for global shipping and energy flows through one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints.
As US-Iran tensions boil over, could the fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce be the next domino to fall in a wider war?
With the Strait of Hormuz now a warzone, is the world facing another global oil crisis like the 1970s?
The mid-June peace deal collapsed in weeks. Was it a flawed plan or just a tactical pause before inevitable conflict?
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz Disruption: Energy Markets, Supply Chains, and the Risk of Global Recession
Overview
In early 2026, Iran launched the 'Hormuz Safe' platform, allowing ships to pay high tolls in cryptocurrency to transit the Strait of Hormuz. This move gave Iran a new revenue stream despite sanctions and let it control and disrupt vital shipping lanes without a full blockade. As a result, global energy markets reacted with sharp oil price spikes, causing economic strain, especially for countries dependent on oil imports. The crisis quickly spread beyond energy, raising shipping costs and insurance, and threatening global supply chains. These developments highlight how Iran’s strategy directly triggered worldwide economic and humanitarian challenges.