{"id":6789,"date":"2026-07-15T16:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6789"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:17:12","slug":"trump-declares-hormuz-open-to-all-except-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6789","title":{"rendered":"Trump Declares Hormuz &#8216;Open to ALL&#8217; Except Iran"},"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<div id=\"attachment_5740647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5740647\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5740647\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26164632416389-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5740647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Portsmouth, England, UK)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> announced a \u201cFULL Blockade\u201d on Iranian shipping on Wednesday as he declared the Strait of Hormuz open to international traffic while warning Tehran it was on the path to \u201cTOTAL DESTRUCTION\u201d after another night of escalating military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy Truth Social post in the early morning, Trump said the vital waterway was now open to \u201cALL Ship traffic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/07\/14\/world\/iran-war-trump-hormuz?eafs_enabled=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">except for Iran\u201d<\/a> following the latest U.S. military operations, crediting Defense Secretary <strong>Pete Hegseth<\/strong>, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. <strong>Dan Caine<\/strong> and CENTCOM commander Adm. <strong>Brad Cooper<\/strong> for restoring security in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will therefore have a FULL Blockade, but only on Ships coming to and from Iranian ports, or carrying anything have to do with Iranian cargo,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5742582\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5742582\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5742582\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-10-41-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-10-41-29.jpg 772w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-10-41-29-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-10-41-29-768x1128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5742582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement came hours after the U.S. military said it had struck \u201cdozens\u201d of targets across Iran overnight. Iranian state media reported that seven military personnel were killed in attacks on an army base. Iran responded by announcing attacks on U.S. military facilities across the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also reiterated that he was formally abandoning a proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/trump-flat-out-says-i-dont-want-to-negotiate-end-to-war\/\">unveiled<\/a> just a day earlier to impose a 20% U.S. reimbursement fee on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The idea, which prompted questions over how it could be implemented or enforced under international law, had been framed by the president as a response to Iran\u2019s efforts to profit from one of the world\u2019s busiest maritime trade routes. Instead, Trump said he had reached an alternative arrangement with Gulf partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States,\u201d he wrote, adding that the investments would be \u201cMASSIVE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe days of Iran killing hundreds of thousands of people, including 52,000 protestors, are OVER,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cIRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The blockade follows the reimposition of U.S. Central Command\u2019s naval restrictions on Iranian ports, which took effect at midnight Tuesday.<\/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 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>(Portsmouth, England, UK) President Donald Trump announced a \u201cFULL Blockade\u201d on Iranian shipping on Wednesday as he declared the Strait of Hormuz open to international traffic while warning Tehran it was on the path to \u201cTOTAL DESTRUCTION\u201d after another night of escalating military strikes. 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