{"id":5314,"date":"2026-07-13T20:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:18:13","slug":"trump-reignites-blockade-against-iran-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5314","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reignites Blockade Against Iran in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> on Monday morning said the USA will immediately become the \u201cGUARDIAN\u201d of the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 and as such, will be setting a few new rules.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116913091653271692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Truth Social<\/a> the first change is that the blockade against Iranian ships is back on, while all other countries are free to enter and exit the strait. The second change is that the U.S. will now be reimbursed \u201cat the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped\u201d through the strait, which Trump said is a matter of \u201cFAIRNESS\u201d because the United States is the country guarding passage.<\/p>\n<p>Read Trump\u2019s full post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran\u2019s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as \u201cTHE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,\u201d but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump\u2019s post came shortly after he told <em>Fox &amp; Friends\u00a0<\/em>the U.S. will \u201ckeep\u201d the Strait and will \u201cprobably run\u201d it. He floated calling the USA the \u201cguardian angel\u201d of the strait during that appearance, but pivoted slightly a few hours later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"badfa76eeca0f87d9d536489dd95e3c9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran\u2019s ships or customers from entering or leaving\u2026 The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as \u201cTHE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,\u201d&#8221; \u2013 President Donald J. Trump \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9iKOWCPq06\">pic.twitter.com\/9iKOWCPq06<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2076677069577007330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The president also told Fox News that the U.S. will be getting paid \u201ca lot of money\u201d for guarding the strait \u2014 something he said is warranted for putting Americans in danger.<\/p>\n<p>That all comes after Iran fired on a Cyprus-flagged merchant ship this weekend in the strait, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump-unleashes-more-strikes-on-iran-to-hold-enemy-accountable-for-strait-of-hormuz-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retaliatory strikes<\/a> from the U.S. military. Iran claimed it was closing the strait, but U.S. Central Command and Trump both said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2076278945993888116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076278945993888116%7Ctwgr%5E4316da012d24eb52f2ebc47e790482685fb95537%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-unleashes-more-strikes-on-iran-to-hold-enemy-accountable-for-strait-of-hormuz-attacks%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that was nonsense<\/a> and that the U.S. was really in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News on Monday that the U.S. was once again close to a long-term peace deal with Iran before it violated the ceasefire over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a deal, it was a done deal and then broke it. They always break it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had 10 deals with these people, and so we\u2019re just going to hit them very hard and keep the strait, and probably run it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via Fox News.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Monday morning said the USA will immediately become the \u201cGUARDIAN\u201d of the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 and as such, will be setting a few new rules. 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