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

"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…

Trump announces U.S. will seek compensation for guarding the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic normalization by August 31 at 15.5% YES.