Donald has reinstated his naval blockade of Iran, barring ships from entering or leaving their ports, days after Tehran attacked another commercial vessel and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed.
The President also claimed the US would be paid a tariff of 20% for securing safe passage for commercial vessels through the Persian Gulf. The details of Trump’s demand were not immediately clear.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US ‘will be, from this point forward, known as ‘The Guardian of the Hormuz Strait.”‘
‘The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’ He wrote.
The blockade
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