Trump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of Hormuz

US president declares strait open as US and Iran engage in heavy drone and missile exchangesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and demanded a 20% tariff for all cargoes shipped through the key maritime passage.Declaring the strait “open”, Trump suggested in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US should be known henceforth as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz”, as Iran and the US engaged in some of the heaviest drone