Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage

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Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage
By JON GAMBRELL
Updated 9:37 AM CDT, July 13, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war.

He said on social media that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the strait and America would charge a 20% toll on eligible cargo, as the conflict with Iran has intensified after peace talks failed to deliver meaningful progress.

“We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving,” Trump said online. “All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.”

The president said the toll would help cover “any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World.”

A fifth of the world’s oil and gas passed through the strait before Iran asserted control over it after the start of the war.



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He will rename it the Strait of Trump