President Donald Trump says the U.S. will begin charging a fee for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz beginning "immediately" Monday.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that the the U.S. is serving as the "Guardian of the Hormuz Strait" and deserves "fair" compensation for playing the role. He also announced the return of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
"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’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait," Trump wrote.
"The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' 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," he added.
U.S. Central Command deployed sea drone weapons for the first time ever in an operation targeting an Iranian naval facility this weekend.
"Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea," CENTCOM wrote on X.
This is an excerpt from an opinion article by Robert Maginnis, a retired U.S. Army infantry officer, senior fellow for National Security at the Family Research Council.
In 1974, I was a young U.S. Army lieutenant serving under then-Lt. Col. Colin Powell, who commanded my battalion, the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, in South Korea. Years later, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell became associated with a doctrine that warned America should not commit military force without a clear political objective, sufficient force, public support and a defined way out. Half a century on, that standard, more than any weapon system, is what has been missing from Washington's approach to Iran.
That reality is again being tested in the war with Iran. The ceasefire that ended the spring war was supposed to create space for diplomacy. Instead, American forces are again striking Iranian targets, Iran is again threatening commercial shipping and the Strait of Hormuz is again the world's most dangerous choke point.
A familiar, dangerous pattern
None of that means President Donald Trump was wrong to hit back. No American president can allow Iran to attack commercial vessels, threaten global energy flows or test U.S. resolve without consequence. CENTCOM’s public releases confirm the pattern: after Iranian forces struck commercial vessels in Hormuz, U.S. forces struck back at Iranian air defense systems, coastal radar and naval assets to degrade Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping.
But retaliation is not strategy. The United States is back where it was before the memorandum of understanding took effect: Iran tests Hormuz, America strikes back, Tehran absorbs the punishment and the nuclear question remains unresolved.
On July 10, the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization called on member states to reject Iran’s attempt to assert unilateral control over transit through the strait, condemning the move as a violation of international law. Iran insists its actions are about maritime safety, not conquest. Washington sees freedom of navigation. Tehran sees leverage. The world sees oil prices and the risk of a wider war.
{{#rendered}}The United Kingdom on Monday blamed an Iran-linked proxy group for a string of antisemitic arson attacks targeting British Jewish sites, prompting the government to ban Tehran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and impose sweeping new powers to crack down on foreign-backed sabotage.
British officials said the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) publicly claimed responsibility for seven attacks this year targeting Jewish and Israeli-linked locations, as well as a Persian-language media outlet critical of Iran's government. According to the U.K. government, members of the IRGC's elite Qods Force were "almost certainly" directing the group's operations across Europe.
The attacks included fires at synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and other Jewish community sites in London. No injuries were reported.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood accused both Tehran and Moscow of relying on criminal proxies to conduct hostile operations inside the United Kingdom.
"Iran and Russia are using proxies and thugs to do their dirty work on our shores," Mahmood said. "I have rapidly designated three groups so those working for them will be tracked down and put behind bars."
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Stephen Sorace.
Fox News' Mike Tobin reports the latest on strikes between the U.S. and Iran as tension over the Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate Monday.
Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs also joined Fox News to give her analysis on the conflict after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. the "guardian of the strait."
The U.K. is poised to ban support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, drastically raising domestic penalties for crimes committed in the group's name.
"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR) and Russia’s GRU Volunteer Corps will become the first bodies designated under landmark new state threats powers. If approved by Parliament later this week, those conducting acts of sabotage including arson on behalf of these groups could face life imprisonment," the U.K.'s Embassy in Washington, D.C. announced Monday.
Police and intelligence agencies will now have stronger powers to counter state threats activity carried out by these designated groups. New offences for supporting and assisting these groups could result in a 14-year prison sentence, the Embassy said.
"We have already taken tough action against the Iranian regime and those linked to it, and against Russian operatives and networks targeting our country. These new powers will make it easier to prosecute and lock up anyone carrying out their dirty work here in Britain," said U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
{{#rendered}}Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson joined Fox News to report on the fleet of U.S. ships positioned in the waters near Iran late on Sunday.
President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on Tehran this weekend after ending the ceasefire with Iran.
President Donald Trump suggested that the international community should pay the U.S. for being the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Trump made the statement while calling in to "Fox & Friends" on Monday morning, saying the U.S. was already investing huge sums in protecting the strait.
"We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we'll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that," Trump said.
"We're going to guard it. We're going to get paid for guarding it - a lot of money," he said. "We're going to be reimbursed, because the other nations are very wealthy. They're on our side, and we can't be expected to do that for nothing."
President Donald Trump says Iran is getting its "ass kicked" in the war against the U.S. on Monday.
Trump told "Fox & Friends" that Iran's navy, air force and missile capabilities have all been virtually annihilated, going on to list Iranian leaders who have been killed in the conflict.
The U.S. is continuing to carry out strikes against Iranian targets through Monday after Trump declares a ceasefire with Iran to be "over" this weekend.
"We're taking over the straight. They have nothing. They've got nothing. So, something that nobody knows. Yesterday they had an 11 hour meeting. Everything's 11 hours with these guys. You know, you can't settle in one sentence and one hour and one minute. It should be one minute. And everything was agreed to yesterday. And they leave the room and they call back and they say we had to make a couple of changes," Trump said.
"We're not going to make changes. Always changes. They just, you know, they're professional negotiators. That's all they are. I don't even call them good at it. They haven't gotten anything, they've got nothing from me. But if you look for 47 years they've been tapping people along, presidents. Every president got tapped along, didn't do anything, and they became more and more powerful," he added.
{{#rendered}}Iran's claimed authority over the Strait of Hormuz publicly declared the strait to be closed on Monday, blaming military actions by the U.S.
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority announced the closure in a statement on X.
"Due to recent hostile actions by the US forces, passage through the Strait of Hormuz is currently unfeasible. As soon as stability and calm are restored, all applications will be reviewed in accordance with the scheduled timeline, and the permitting process will resume," the PGSA said in a statement.
"Remember that the sole means of obtaining a passage permit is via our website," the statement continued. "For the latest news and updates, follow our account on X. Thank you for your patience and cooperation."
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz from Iran on Monday.
Trump made the statement while calling in to "Fox & Friends," going on to say that the U.S. should have dealt with the Iran threat "47 years ago."
"We're taking over the strait. They've got nothing," Trump said.
Trump says Iranian leaders held an 11-hour meeting in negotiations with the U.S. and "everything was agreed to," but then they began demanding changes.
"The Foreign Desk" editor-in-chief Lisa Daftari joined Fox News to discuss Iran's continued belligerence over the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, with the IRGC calling the U.S. a "child-killing" military.
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Fox News contributor Kiron Skinner discussed the U.S. launching new strikes against Iran after the regime ignored President Donald Trump's deadline this weekend.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps flouted Trump's warnings and continued attacks on trade vessels in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, leading to further attacks by the U.S.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the legacy of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and the renewed U.S. strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire "over" on "Sunday Night in America."
Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman discussed recent U.S. military strikes on Iran, highlighting satellite imagery suggesting Iran is making efforts to rebuild its nuclear sites.
U.S. Central Command launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iranian targets this weekend, hitting air-defense systems, coastal radar sites and drone capabilities in addition to nuclear sites.
{{#rendered}}The U.S. conducted a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran on Sunday, according to Central Command.
The strikes hit dozens of targets at multiple locations with "precision munitions to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said on X.
"CENTCOM forces struck Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using U.S. fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time," CENTCOM said.
The military added that the Strait of Hormuz is a "vital maritime corridor for global trade" and that Iran does not control it.
"U.S. forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran’s continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations," CENTCOM said.
Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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