Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees
President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway.
FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks with Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Former State Department Middle East Analyst.
US Reimposes Hormuz Blockade, Demands Tolls
- US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks ABC7 Los Angeles —
- U.S. Strikes New Targets After Iran Rejects Demand to Open Hormuz Wall Street Journal —
- Trump reimposes US blockade and demands 20% Hormuz shipping fee Euronews —
- Middle East crisis: US to resume naval blockade of Iranian ports, warns vessels of interception Times Of India —
- Trump says he is ‘taking over’ the Strait of Hormuz Channel 4 News —