Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks intensify

The U.S. military reimposed a blockade of Iranian ports Tuesday following Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as an interim ceasefire agreement collapsed. The blockade, initially imposed in mid-April and lifted in mid-June after a deal was signed, returned after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. allies unraveled the agreement meant to secure the strategic waterway and enable permanent war-ending negotiations.