US President says ships will be charged fee for passage, as warring parties continue to trade strikes; Counter-terror police take over investigation into death of former UK minister. Follow live updates.

Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisation

The move comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, raising the specter of a return to all-out war after a shaky ceasefire took effect in June.

Follow The Hindu live as tensions escalate in West Asia after the U.S. launches strikes on Iran following an attack on a civilian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

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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...

US President Donald Trump declares US will 'take over the Strait' as brutal missile exchanges shatter memorandum of understanding peace period and threaten another major Middle…

US President says ships will be charged fee for passage, as warring parties continue to trade strikes; Counter-terror police take over investigation into death of former UK…

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

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His announcement casts further doubt on the state of the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

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 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…

Donald Trump says he is reimposing the US blockade on Iranian ports tomorrow, just over three weeks after it was lifted as part of the truce.

Donald Trump says the US will reinstate the blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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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…

On social media, an Iranian official said his country would be Strait's guardian "forever."

Trump reinstates the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and proposes a 20% cargo fee, escalating tensions with Iran and raising concerns over oil supplies.