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US CentralCommand (CENTCOM) announced that its forces will impose a blockade on Iranianports and coastal areas at the direction of President Donald Trump, beginningTuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET (20:00 GMT).
Trump posted onTruth Social on Monday that Washington was reinstating the Iranian blockade,adding that the measure targets only Iranian ships and Iranian customersentering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, and that all other countries wouldretain open use of the waterway. The United States would also be reimbursed 20percent on all cargo shipped, to cover the cost of providing security in thearea.
A previous USblockade of Iranian ports operated from April 13 until June 18, when CENTCOMannounced its removal following a memorandum of understanding signed by Trumpand Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. That agreement provided for a 60-daycessation of hostilities and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a34-kilometer-wide passage through which roughly one-fifth of the world'sseaborne oil trade moves.
Iranian ForeignMinister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had always been the guardian of the Strait ofHormuz and would remain so. Addressing the proposed levy, Araghchi said thatanyone providing safe and guaranteed passage for commercial vessels through thestrait should receive compensation, adding that Trump was entirely correct onthat point. “A rate of 20 percent was very high, and Iran would be moreequitable.”
Following theannouncements, Brent crude rose by about 8 percent, reaching 81.55 dollars perbarrel.
Iran's ForeignMinistry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei declared Monday that the memorandum ofunderstanding signed with the United States in Islamabad has "practicallyended," warning that all American bases in the region fall within Iran'starget bank.
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