The US reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign on Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened on Wednesday to halt all energy exports from the Gulf region over the blockade. 

“Export of oil and gas from the region will be either for everyone or for no one,” it said. The US carried out a wave of strikes, hitting dozens of targets over seven hours overnight. Later, it resumed striking Iran during daylight.