Former President Trump announced via social media that the US Navy would immediately begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz. He also stated that the US would interdict any vessel that paid a toll to Iran for passing through the key waterway.

The US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US would ‌also “interdict” every ‌vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran for passing through the critical waterway.