Iran said that it was once again closing the Strait of Hormuz on July 11, but United States authorities report that it remains open. Which is correct?
President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran and be "reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped" through the Strait of Hormuz, a levy he did not explain.Trump said the strait itself would stay open to every country other than Iran. Hours earlier, in a call-in to Fox News, he said: "We're…
Trump last instituted a blockade on the strait in April, after Iran had already closed the vital passageway. The U.S. blockade wasn’t particularly successful back then, considering that Iran had the economic resources to outlast it, and ended with the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding last month. Over the weekend, Iran targeted U.S. military bases in…
President Trump said Monday that the U.S.’s naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz will be reinstated as both Washington and Tehran fight for control of the crucial waterway after strikes were exchanged over the weekend. “The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We…
Trump says the U.S. will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," and will charge 20% on all cargo shipped via the waterway to cover security costs.
The US is "taking out" all of Iran’s capability that has anything to do with the Strait of Hormuz and will "end up just controlling the whole thing" in the end, President Donald Trump says in the Oval Office. (Source: Bloomberg)
Trump announced the concept on Monday — after months of rejecting Iran's plan for post-war tolls — in what could amount to a negotiating tactic.
Tehran says the fallout has already reached the negotiating table with their foreign ministry claiming Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran has entered a 'crisis phase.'
The Strait of Hormuz — the body of water between Iran and Oman linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman — is one of the world's key maritime choke points through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil customarily transits. It has largely been closed since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran in late February.After America's interim peace…
