U.S. launches additional strikes on Iran ahead of restoring blockade, official says
The U.S. military struck coastal defenses and maritime sites in Iran as Trump abandoned a plan to charge ships 20% of cargo value.
- The U.S. military's Central Command launched waves of strikes against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities to degrade Tehran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran recently targeted regional allies and commercial shipping, setting two tankers ablaze; the Revolutionary Guard claimed the vessels "ignored repeated warnings" in the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway.
- The attacks killed two mariners and wounded 14 others aboard the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah. President Donald Trump backtracked Tuesday on charging ships 20% cargo fees, citing pledges from Gulf leaders to invest in the United States instead.
- Brent crude oil prices briefly topped $87 early Tuesday before dipping to $78 following Trump's announcement, while the U.S. military prepares to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports at midnight Wednesday.
- Negotiators remain halfway through a 60-day interim peace deal meant to address Iran's disputed nuclear program, though current fighting threatens the framework; regional mediators led by Pakistan continue urgent efforts to prevent full-scale war.
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Trump resumes Iran port blockade, threatens strikes on energy targets
US President Donald Trump abandons his proposal for a 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz a day after drawing sharp criticism, saying instead that he will seek investment deals with Gulf states
The Middle East conflict does not come to rest. At night, the US military is once again attacking Iranian targets. Moreover, the sea blockade demanded by President Trump is enforced - but without the initially threatened fee.
US resumes Iran port blockade, while Trump scraps proposed Hormuz shipping fee
CAIRO/DUBAI — The United States on Tuesday said it had reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports in the latest escalation in the conflict, while President Donald Trump dropped a 20 percent transit fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz he had pitched only a day earlier. The U.S. also began a fresh round of strikes "to continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," the U.S. militar…
Donald Trump had threatened to charge 20% tariff to ships sailing down the strait, but today he retracted.The blockade is in operation from today afternoon, the central command announced.
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