Trump: The Naval Blockade of Iran Will Be Restored

Donald Trump, the former U.S. president, has announced that a naval blockade of Iran will be reinstated and that the United States will henceforth be known as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz.” He also said that a 20 percent levy would be imposed on passing ships. In response to these remarks, a senior Iranian security official rejected Trump’s claims and stressed that the security and management of this passage are determined by Iran’s will, and that the United States must accept Iranian arrangements.

• Donald Trump has stated that the naval blockade of Iran will begin immediately.
• He also announced that the United States will henceforth be known as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz.”
• Trump said that the United States will collect a 20 percent levy from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Tejarat News, quoting Trump, reported that the naval blockade will be limited to preventing the entry of Iranian ships and its proxy forces, and that all other countries will have the right to use the Strait of Hormuz.
• Fars, citing The New York Times and the CENTCOM spokesperson, reported that enforcement of the naval blockade against Iran will begin late today and that the details of its reinstatement are under review.
• A senior Iranian security official, speaking to Al Mayadeen, described Trump’s claim that the United States has protected the Strait of Hormuz for fifty years as “delusional.”
• The Iranian official emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz belonged to Iran thousands of years before the existence of the United States.
• He also said that the security and management of this passage are determined by Iran’s will, not by tweets or warships.
• The clear message of recent events to the United States and its allies is that they must comply with their commitments under the agreement and accept Iranian arrangements.
• The Iranian official warned that a repeat of similar incidents would lead to expanded Iranian measures.
• Deutsche Welle Persian, citing its sources, reported that Iran wants to prevent the disintegration of Iraq.. Coverage difference: Outlets such as Fars, Tejarat News, Akharin Khabar, and IRIB News mainly focused on Donald Trump’s remarks and his claims about reinstating the naval blockade and collecting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. In contrast, Akharin Khabar and Al Mayadeen covered the response of a senior Iranian security official, who rejected Trump’s claims and emphasized Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and the need to accept Iranian arrangements. In one instance, Tejarat News provided more detail on Trump’s claim that the blockade would be limited. Deutsche Welle Persian also addressed a separate issue about Iran’s efforts to prevent Iraq’s disintegration, which was not mentioned in the other coverage.