US military to reinstate naval blockade on Iranian ports starting July 14
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The renewed blockade comes after US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would ensure the Strait of Hormuz remained open for global shipping while imposing a 20% fee on cargo transiting the waterway.
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 —
- Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees France 24 —
- Middle East crisis: US to resume naval blockade of Iranian ports, warns vessels of interception Times Of India —