Transit tolls: Trump vows to charge ships passing through Strait of Hormuz | ABC NEWS
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US President Donald Trump is vowing to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the United States will be the 'guardian of the Strait', and get paid for it. After days of escalating strikes, Donald Trump says the US is reinstating an Iranian port blockade and a 20 per cent charge on cargo passing through the waterway. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/iran-united-states-war-blog-july-14-2026/106912082 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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