Donald has reinstated his naval blockade of Iran, barring ships from entering or leaving their ports, days after Tehran attacked another commercial vessel and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed.

The President also claimed the US would be paid a tariff of 20% for securing safe passage for commercial vessels through the Persian Gulf. The details of Trump’s demand were not immediately clear.  

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US ‘will be, from this point forward, known as ‘The Guardian of the Hormuz Strait.”‘ 

‘The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’ He wrote. 

The blockade will not take effect immediately: shipowners must be given 24 hours’ notice under maritime law.

Oil prices surged over three percent Monday morning following renewed military strikes between the US and Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. 

Saudi Arabia has launched airstrikes on Iran’s proxy terror group in Yemen, sending oil prices soaring Monday morning as Trump’s ceasefire collapses.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say Saudi warplanes bombarded Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The group’s spokesman declared an ‘end to the de-escalation phase’ and warned that the ‘aggression will not go unanswered or unpunished.’

Saudi Arabia has launched airstrikes on Iran’s proxy terror group in Yemen, sending oil prices soaring Monday morning as Donald Trump’s ceasefire collapses

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say Saudi warplanes bombarded Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The group’s spokesman declared an ‘end to the de-escalation phase’ and warned that the ‘aggression will not go unanswered or unpunished’

Tehran says the fallout has already reached the negotiating table with their foreign ministry claiming Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran has entered a ‘crisis phase’

Strikes between US and Iran renewed again this weekend after the regime attacked commercial vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz

 The attack reportedly came as an Iranian aircraft attempted to land at the airport. Evacuation orders have been issued for the airport and surrounding areas. 

A Saudi-led military alliance based in Yemen’s south for a decade has been fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels based in the north. 

Tehran says the fallout has already reached the negotiating table with their foreign ministry claiming Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran has entered a ‘crisis phase.’

Asked about the escalating strikes across the region, Trump told Fox News: ‘We’re taking over the strait.’

The Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf chokepoint carrying about a fifth of the world’s oil, has been a central flashpoint since the war began in February, sending markets spiraling with every escalation.

The truce collapsed last week when Iran struck three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the US retaliated with two rounds of strikes. 

Trump pronounced the deal dead from the NATO summit in Ankara: ‘There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.’

US strikes continued this weekend after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed revenge for the Iranian strike and said: ‘Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.’

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the strait closed until further notice after the attack, according to a statement cited by CNN. 

Iran targeted various Middle Eastern countries that host US military bases, claiming responsibility for strikes in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar. 

Some of the targets attacked by US forces included missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks and coastal surveillance locations, US Central Command said.

US Central Command added that President Trump directed the attacks ‘to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait.’

Iran had said the strait was being shut down ‘given the precariousness that was caused by this unlawful interference by outside parties.’

Some of the targets attacked by US forces included missile and drone sites, naval capabilities

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the strait closed until further notice after the attacks

The regime added that the waterway’s closure would be ‘until further notice and until regional interference by the US ceases’ and that ‘no vessel or naval craft will be allowed to pass.’

Iran said on Saturday it struck US facilities at Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base, claiming it destroyed a command center and drone hangars. 

Washington denied the regime’s claim with a US official stating no Americans were hurt and no serious damage was done. 

Jordan said it shot down four missiles, and the three that landed caused only minor damage.