Kochi: The US is reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, beginning “immediately”, the US President Donald Trump said.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through Hormuz for the cost of “safety and security” , BBC reported.
He said the US will be the “guardian” of Hormuz strait.
Trump remarks comes in the backdrop of
Iran military’s statement that it would not allow the US to “interfere in the management” of the key shipping route.
Meanwhile, US Central Command (Centcom) said overnight it had hit a submarine and Iranian ship maintenance facility, in retaliation to Iran targeting commercial ships in the strait.
Iran is targeting US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, Oman.
US to be Hormuz guardian: Trump
