US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports

The U.S. has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran's attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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