President Trump has reinstated a full U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, declaring the U.S. will now be "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT" — and announcing plans to charge a 20% fee on all cargo shipped through the waterway in exchange for security.
CENTCOM confirmed the blockade took effect July 14 at 4 p.m. ET, targeting only Iranian ships and their customers while keeping the strait open to all other nations. This is the third consecutive night of U.S. strikes against Iran, hitting air-defense systems, radar sites, and missile capabilities — and marking the first combat use of American sea drones, with three unmanned vessels striking a naval base at Bandar Abbas.
The 20% toll proposal is a major reversal: Secretary of State Marco Rubio had previously called tolling the strait a violation of international law, and the UN’s International Maritime Organization says there’s no legal basis for it. Iran’s Foreign Minister mockingly agreed with Trump’s reasoning while insisting Iran is the strait’s rightful guardian.
The situation turned deadly Monday night when Iranian cruise missiles hit two UAE oil tankers, killing one person and wounding eight. Iran also struck U.S.-linked targets across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman.
This effectively ends the last surviving piece of the U.S.-Iran peace deal signed just 26 days ago at the Palace of Versailles. Traffic through the strait has collapsed to about 14 ships a day, down from roughly 130 before the war.
⚓ In this video:
What the new blockade actually does
Trump’s controversial 20% toll plan explained
The overnight strikes and first-ever US sea drone combat use
What this means for oil prices and global shipping
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