United States President Donald Trump on Monday, July 13, announced the reinstatement of a US Naval blockade, saying that the Strait of Hormuz “is open and will remain open, with or without Iran.”
“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 posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.