"We're going to be reimbursed, because the other nations are very wealthy. They're on our side, and we can't be expected to do that for nothing," Trump said earlier in a phone interview on Fox News.

The U.S. and Iran have made conflicting statements about whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping traffic.

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

"We're going to be reimbursed, because the other nations are very wealthy. They're on our side, and we can't be expected to do that for nothing," Trump said earlier in a phone…

President Donald Trump countered Iran's attempts to collect tolls on shipping via the Strait of Hormuz by announcing the US would do so at a rate of 20% for all cargo transiting…

Trump announces toll for Hormuz: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Not only that, Trump also…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was moving to reinstate a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was moving to reinstate a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo...

Trump says Iranian ships and those trading with Iran will be barred, while other commercial traffic will pay a 20% transit fee.

Trump says Iranian ships and those trading with Iran will be barred, while other commercial traffic will pay a 20% transit fee.

President Donald Trump said the 20% fee on cargo was necessary to "do the job of providing safety and security" to the region.

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The blockade will only stop Iranian ships and ‘all other countries will have fair and open use’ of the waterway, the United States president said.

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will reinstate a blockade of Iran's seaports and require a 20% fee on the value of cargo transported through the Strait…

Other countries and industries reliant on traffic through the narrow waterway have insisted it should be free to access, without tolls or other maritime service charges

Donald Trump’s plan to charge ships to use the strait would be a marked departure from the US’ previous insistence that passage through the crucial waterway should be free and…

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports and "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, where it would levy charges on…

Trump announces a U.S. blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, imposing a 20% toll on shipping traffic.

President Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of what he called an 'Iranian blockade' and proposed a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for…

Trump declared the US would collect a 20% fee on all Hormuz cargo as "Guardian of the Strait," flipping the script on Iran's own toll demands, while US forces struck dozens of…

By Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Katharine JacksonDUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of…