Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Says US Navy Responsible for Gulf Shipping Tensions

This is a rhetorical escalation rather than a new operational fact: the IRGC is restating its claim to manage Hormuz and pinning the maritime risk premium on US naval presence. For energy and shipping markets, the significance lies in the framing — Tehran is asserting authority over the waterway itself, not merely responding to an incident. Whether that language is followed by any actual interference with transit, or remains declaratory, is the open question worth watching.