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Trump resumes blockade of Iran’s ports, says US ‘guardian’ of Hormuz, will charge ‘20% on all cargo’Iran fires on ships, again targets Gulf neighbors; Tehran accuses US of hampering talks on strait; Germany, France and Britain condemn Iranian attacks in waterway The post Trump resumes blockade of Iran’s ports,
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching ac
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on the verge of collapse, and with it any prospect of restoring normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Even if the agreement holds, transit fees, sea mines, billions in infrastructure damage,
The deal stopping hostilities is over “in no uncertain terms,” Trump said Friday.
"Ultimately, both sides need a deal soon given domestic vulnerabilities: looming U.S. midterms, Iran's economic and political fragilities."
US and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.
