President Donald Trump reimposed a naval blockade on all Iranian ports. He threatened to strike power plants and bridges next week unless negotiations resume. The US military also began fresh strikes to degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack shipping. Iran claims it closed the Strait of Hormuz after hostilities reignited last week. This escalation heightens doubts about a permanent halt to the ongoing war.

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

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

President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz

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…

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

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…

Trump orders the Navy to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ships. Strait of Hormuz traffic normalizing by August 31 at 15.5% YES.

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.

The US military said it had launched a fresh wave of air strikes on targets inside Iran to help secure the Strait of Hormuz just hours after President Donald Trump said he was…

US forces conducted strikes against Iran for a third night. Two tankers faced attacks in the Strait of Hormuz while transiting. President Trump declared a blockade and vowed to…

The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US launches a third day of strikes on Iran and plans to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict.

The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran Tuesday as President Donald Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the…

U.S. strikes Iran for three days while President Trump considers a blockade amid escalating tensions and military conflict.

The U.S. military said it will resume its blockade of Iranian ports on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET after Trump vowed to reinstate the blockade and charge ships for safe passage through…

The United States launched on Tuesday a fresh wave of strikes on Iran and President Donald Trump vowed to reimpose a naval blockade, prompting Tehran to respond with attacks on…

“I’ll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we’ll hit energy targets,” Trump told Fox News in an interview aired Tuesday night

Trump said a deal with the Islamic Republic was still possible even as fighting surged to a scale unseen since an April ceasefire

Trump reinstates a full blockade on ships linked to Iranian ports. Traffic normalization in the Strait of Hormuz by August 31 at 12.5% YES.