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“Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Monday that the only way to restore regular shipping traffic through the strait was to end U.S. military interventions in the waterway, and warned that "continued interference could lead to greater incidents in the global oil and gas sector."
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran was seeking to establish a joint mechanism with Oman to manage traffic through the strait, adding that U.S. pressure on Oman had hindered discussions.
Iran has sought to establish a permanent fee and permit system for vessels using the waterway, which before the war carried about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.
The U.S., which revoked a licence waiving sanctions on Iranian crude sales last week after earlier attacks on shipping, said its forces were positioned to safeguard freedom of navigation.
"Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing," it said.”
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Trump asserted that the strait remains open under American protection and said the U.S. would charge 20% of every cargo as compensation for its costs. He didn’t detail how that would work but said procedures would be formulated immediately.
“The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,’” the president said on social media.
Iran’s armed forces said, “We will under no circumstances allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran was seeking to establish a joint mechanism with Oman to manage traffic through the strait, adding that U.S. pressure on Oman had hindered discussions.
Iran has sought to establish a permanent fee and permit system for vessels using the waterway, which before the war carried about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.
The U.S., which revoked a licence waiving sanctions on Iranian crude sales last week after earlier attacks on shipping, said its forces were positioned to safeguard freedom of navigation.
"Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing," it said.”
Trump says US reinstates blockade of Strait of Hormuz after new clashes with Iran — Reuters
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open after the two sides exchanged more missile and drone attacks.
“The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,’” the president said on social media.
Iran’s armed forces said, “We will under no circumstances allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump Says He Is Reimposing the U.S. Blockade of Iran — The Wall Street Journal
The move would sharpen a standoff over control of Hormuz that has led to days of fighting
Until now, the US had said the strait should remain open to all without tolls – except when it wasn’t saying that — as it was before it and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.
Any attempt by the US or Iran to charge fees would violate global norms on freedom of navigation and would be likely to cause further economic disruption far beyond the region, and yet President Donald Trump first publicly stated that the United States could collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, 2026.
“Earlier on Monday, Trump had said the US would demand a 20%
US launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockade — Guardian US
American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal
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, establishing a monopoly on crime within that territory. Essentially, the victim is paying the mob to not victimize them. Trump said the US would probably take over the strait and should be reimbursed for controlling the waterway. “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it,” Trump said in a phone interview on Fox News.Protection racket - Wikipedia
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…seriously though, what the hell are they doing this time?
Seriously though, what a flip-flop, or not, on the part of Trump again, and it almost feels so much like the Gordie Howe Bridge somehow?for hormuz the strait tolls.
Or by America? Or by one or several of the countries Iran has been lobbing missiles and drones at? I have no idea, but it’s not like the IRGC isn’t claiming responsibility and justification for these attacks.
Iran’s IRGC said in a statement that two oil tankers it said ignored repeated warnings were targeted and disabled. It added “that cooperation with the aggressor enemy…will only result in regret, damage, and delays in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as well as creating an energy crisis in the world.”
“Earlier, Trump told reporters at the White House that a deal with Iran was still possible, but stressed that the U.S. would eventually control the “whole” of the strait.
“I want to be reimbursed because we’re protecting a very rich portion of the world,” Trump said. “We’re spending money, and so what we’ve done is we are going to be reimbursed for protection.”
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Iran Ramps Up Tanker Attacks After U.S. Strikes — The Wall Street Journal
Three tankers came under fire; The president earlier declared a new blockade of Iranian ports
Trump halts plan to remove military aircraft from Israel — The Telegraph
US to keep refuelling planes in Middle East, Change in plans come as Washington steps up bombing missions against Iran. Follow latest below
Iran and US step up attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz — Reuters
Iran fired missiles at Jordan and Bahrain on Tuesday after the United States launched a five-hour attack on Iranian targets, stepping up a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz that has pushed up oil prices to four-week highs.
Trump backs away from plans to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks intensify — The Canadian Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports — BBC News
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
President Trump said that the strait "is open to ALL Ship traffic except for Iran" and that "oil is flowing like never before (?), thanks to the awesome Power of the United States Military".
Speaking later after talks in Washington with the new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, Trump said: "I don't like the concept of a fee, but at the same time, it's not fair that we're protecting this Strait for the entire world” in exchange for…the petrodollar in 1973 to the present day. Why since 1973? That’s when the Bretton Woods system ended that pegged global currencies to the U.S. Dollar after Nixon severed the direct convertibility of U.S. Dollars into gold…but that’s probably just a coincidence.
He (Trump) said he had changed his initialtoll tariff fee plan after receiving numerous calls from Gulf leaders.
In response to Trump's announcement, Iran said it would remain in control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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(YouTube & Why Trump's Hormuz Toll Will Probably Backfire)
Speaking later after talks in Washington with the new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, Trump said: "I don't like the concept of a fee, but at the same time, it's not fair that we're protecting this Strait for the entire world” in exchange for…the petrodollar in 1973 to the present day. Why since 1973? That’s when the Bretton Woods system ended that pegged global currencies to the U.S. Dollar after Nixon severed the direct convertibility of U.S. Dollars into gold…but that’s probably just a coincidence.
He (Trump) said he had changed his initial
In response to Trump's announcement, Iran said it would remain in control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports — BBC News
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
Iran is signalling it may use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut Bab el-Mandeb, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most vital energy arteries at risk.
“Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, through which Saudi oil exports and a substantial share of global shipping pass. Some shippers have been returning to Red Sea routes after being deterred by Houthi attacks linked to the Gaza War that began in 2023.
As a result of this year's Iran war, Iran has been trying to assert permanent control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to impose fees on vessels passing through it, in what would be a major shift of the balance of power in a region where the U.S. has long acted as guarantor of security.
The IRGC said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until what it described as "the end of America's evils".
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“Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, through which Saudi oil exports and a substantial share of global shipping pass. Some shippers have been returning to Red Sea routes after being deterred by Houthi attacks linked to the Gaza War that began in 2023.
As a result of this year's Iran war, Iran has been trying to assert permanent control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to impose fees on vessels passing through it, in what would be a major shift of the balance of power in a region where the U.S. has long acted as guarantor of security.
The IRGC said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until what it described as "the end of America's evils".
US launches new round of strikes against Iran as escalation threatens shipping — Reuters
The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran's coastal defence systems and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports.
Fermín is said to have been the son of a Roman of senatorial rank in Pamplona in the 3rd century, but anyway, Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month's truce?- YouTube
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The week of increasingly intense fire has tested the limits of escalation that both sides set during four months of fighting before last month's truce. But in the midst of the attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the release of a U.S. citizen in Iran as a "gesture of goodwill".
Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024
An American woman wrongfully detained in Iran since 2024 was allowed to leave the country, President Trump said.
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Since last week's flare-up, Iran has declared the strait closed. The United States responded by reimposing its own blockade of Iran's ports from Wednesday, including firing at an empty tanker in the strait it said was bound for Iran. The U.S. military said it fired Hellfire missiles into the tanker's smokestack near Iran's Kharg Island after it ignored warnings.
Trump has not ruled out the possibility of using someone’s ground forces, including to seize Kharg Island, site of Iran's main oil export terminal. He has repeated threats to hit Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations.
(President Trump has suggested that if a ground campaign is needed in Iran, America's allies could be called upon to do the fighting. He has not ruled out deploying U.S. troops, stating he will do whatever is necessary, but has stated, "We have other people that will do the ground campaign for us")
Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said that if Trump carried out that threat, Iran's armed forces would strike "all remaining infrastructure" across the region, and the response would be more severe, wider in scope and more destructive than previous attacks.
This latest chapter in the goat rodeo started February 28th with a failed regime change, so the IRGC knows that if it loses, it’s finished, so it has nothing to lose by going full scorched earth if it thinks it won’t be victorious.
Iran, US escalate in Gulf but release of American signals path to climb down — Reuters
Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up last month's truce, but Iran's release of a U.S. citizen was seen as signalling a path to avert the resumption of all-out war.
Iran's former deputy interior minister tries to stop deportation from Canada — Global News
Seyed Salman Samani is one of dozens of high-ranking Iranian officials found living in Canada.
On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had "no reason" to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country.
He added that Iran's (= the IRGC Regime’s survival) national security depended on maintaining what he described as "Iranian arrangements" in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had "no reason" to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country.
He added that Iran's (= the IRGC Regime’s survival) national security depended on maintaining what he described as "Iranian arrangements" in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes — BBC News
Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.
The Iranians call the site Kuh-e Kolang (or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La). In Farsi, "Kolang" translates to "Pickaxe," which is how the underground nuclear facility got its nickname in the United States. Iran warned that it could expand its attacks in the region in response to comments from Donald Trump, the US president, that he could strike power plants, bridges and a nuclear facility.pickaxe doesn't sound muzzie.
Six consecutive days of back-and-forth attacks threaten to pull the region back into a total war and cast serious doubt about an interim deal reached last month meant to achieve a permanent peace? Donald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June.
Col Ebrahim Zolfaghari, an Iranian military spokesperson said the only way to reopen the strait was for the US to follow the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last month, as well as to abide by “Iranian regulations” for transiting ships.
Chaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of Hormuz — Guardian US
Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he started
Iran asked its (non-state) allies in Yemen, the Houthis, to be prepared to close the oil route through the Red Sea if the US targeted Iranian energy infrastructure, Reuters reported – a threat that, if followed through, could paralyse the global energy market.
The Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, also threatened that all Saudi oil and other critical facilities could be targeted by the group if Riyadh intervened in Yemen. The threat came after Saudi struck Sanaa airport, leading to retaliatory missile strikes from the Houthis on Saudi Arabia.
The US launched its latest wave of strikes on Iran early on Thursday, hitting areas around Tehran for the first time in the current round of fighting, as well as striking other provinces, Iranian state media reported. Iranian media reported US missiles also hit locations near the port city of Bandar Abbas, as well as Qeshm island where drones and missiles are stored, late on Thursday afternoon.
US intensifies attacks on Iran as Tehran hits back at Gulf states — Guardian US
Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month
The Iranians call the site Kuh-e Kolang (or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La). In Farsi, "Kolang" translates to "Pickaxe," which is how the underground nuclear facility got its nickname in the United States. Iran warned that it could expand its attacks in the region in response to comments from Donald Trump, the US president, that he could strike power plants, bridges and a nuclear facility.
Six consecutive days of back-and-forth attacks threaten to pull the region back into a total war and cast serious doubt about an interim deal reached last month meant to achieve a permanent peace? Donald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June.
Col Ebrahim Zolfaghari, an Iranian military spokesperson said the only way to reopen the strait was for the US to follow the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last month, as well as to abide by “Iranian regulations” for transiting ships.
The attacks have been accompanied by escalating rhetoric from both sides, as the US enforced its naval blockade and Iran said it had shut the strait of Hormuz, which before the conflict handled about a fifth of global oil and gas exports.
Chaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of Hormuz — Guardian US
Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he started
Iran asked its (non-state) allies in Yemen, the Houthis, to be prepared to close the oil route through the Red Sea if the US targeted Iranian energy infrastructure, Reuters reported – a threat that, if followed through, could paralyse the global energy market.
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The Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, also threatened that all Saudi oil and other critical facilities could be targeted by the group if Riyadh intervened in Yemen. The threat came after Saudi struck Sanaa airport, leading to retaliatory missile strikes from the Houthis on Saudi Arabia.
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The US launched its latest wave of strikes on Iran early on Thursday, hitting areas around Tehran for the first time in the current round of fighting, as well as striking other provinces, Iranian state media reported. Iranian media reported US missiles also hit locations near the port city of Bandar Abbas, as well as Qeshm island where drones and missiles are stored, late on Thursday afternoon.
US intensifies attacks on Iran as Tehran hits back at Gulf states — Guardian US
Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to launch broad-based air strikes on Iran's infrastructure, and has also declined to rule out a ground assault by someone on Iran's coast or islands. U.S. officials have said attacks on southern Iran are designed in part to give Trump options.
The United States escalated its renewed bombing campaign on Iran on Friday by hitting bridges and an airport, and Tehran responded with strikes on U.S. bases across the Middle East.
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But such moves risk provoking Iran to escalate in turn by hitting infrastructure of neighbouring countries, or further disrupt energy supplies by having its allies in Yemen attack shipping from the Red Sea, etc…
In a televised speech on Thursday night that was mainly about election security, Trump said the United States was "winning big in Iran, and you will see the fruits of that labour very, very shortly."
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The United States escalated its renewed bombing campaign on Iran on Friday by hitting bridges and an airport, and Tehran responded with strikes on U.S. bases across the Middle East.
Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure — BBC News
The US military says its attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities".
In a televised speech on Thursday night that was mainly about election security, Trump said the United States was "winning big in Iran, and you will see the fruits of that labour very, very shortly."
US extends strikes on Iran to bridges and airport in escalation of campaign — Reuters
The United States escalated its renewed bombing campaign on Iran on Friday by hitting bridges and an airport, and Tehran responded with strikes on U.S. bases across the Middle East.
The U.S. military has been conducting consecutive daily waves of airstrikes targeting Iranian military logistics, underground weapons storage, bridges, and energy sites.
Iran has responded by striking U.S. and allied bases across the Gulf states (including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan), severely limiting shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and killing or injuring U.S. and allied service members.
The conflict has triggered a severe energy crisis and soaring oil prices. Furthermore, Iran has utilized information warfare and AI-assisted propaganda to disrupt global markets and question U.S. influence.
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Iran has responded by striking U.S. and allied bases across the Gulf states (including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan), severely limiting shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and killing or injuring U.S. and allied service members.
The conflict has triggered a severe energy crisis and soaring oil prices. Furthermore, Iran has utilized information warfare and AI-assisted propaganda to disrupt global markets and question U.S. influence.
US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night — BBC News
Iran has retaliated against US allies in the region, with Kuwait reporting that a power and water plant had been hit.