Trump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of Hormuz
by Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#76YGM)
US president declares strait open and demands tariff as both sides engage in heavy drone and missile exchanges
Donald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and demanded a 20% tariff for all cargoes shipped through the key maritime passage.
Declaring the strait open", Trump suggested in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US should be known henceforth as the Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz", as Iran and the US engaged in some of the heaviest drone and missile exchanges since an interim deal was negotiated to bring an end to the conflict.
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