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 open for all.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the US is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships a “rate of 20 percent on all cargo shipped” through…

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…