Breaking: Trump announces the U.S. military will restart the “Iran blockade”! Transit through the Strait of Hormuz will require a mandatory 20% cargo protection fee

Middle East geopolitics has just received a nuclear-bomb-level variable! Without warning, US President Donald Trump today announced that the United States will restart a comprehensive maritime blockade against Iran, and will also “assume the role” of the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz.” What has shocked global markets even more is that Trump said that, based on the principle of fairness, effective immediately, the US will impose a mandatory “security protection fee” of up to 20% on all cargoes transiting through the strait. This move is expected to cause devastating impacts on global oil prices and supply chains.
(Background: CCTV News: US forces carried out a狂轟（savage bombardment） of Iran with 140 targets in a single night! Airstrike range expanded to inland areas)
(Background supplement: Iran’s five-stage retaliation against the US, diplomatic agreements heading into crisis: a new round of precision strikes and a full-scale situation across the Persian Gulf)

Global trade and energy supply chains are facing an unprecedented massive test. Once again, US President Donald Trump, with his highly disruptive policy style, has thrown a super-shocking bomb into the Middle East situation that was already tense to the breaking point.

On Taipei time July 13, 2026, Trump posted a tough statement on his personal social platform Truth Social. He first set the tone for the world’s most important oil chokepoint, emphasizing: “The Strait of Hormuz is open now, and it will remain open whether or not Iran is involved.”

Restart the “Iran blockade,” with the US declaring itself the guardian of the strait

In the statement, Trump officially announced that the United States will immediately restart the military and economic actions named the “THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE.” He explained that this is how the operation is named because the blockade action “only targets Iranian ships or customers, preventing them from entering or leaving the strait.”

Trump assured the international community that, other than the sanctioned targets, all other countries will be able to continue using this critical waterway “fairly and openly.” To that end, he also boldly declared in the text that starting now, the United States will officially be known worldwide as the “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” demonstrating a strong intent to fully take over the order of the region.

Nuclear-bomb-level impact: global cargoes will be charged a 20% security fee

However, what truly has the global mainstream business circles and Wall Street trembling is the “charging” clause in the second half of the statement. Trump said that since the US is taking on the role of guardian, based on the principle of “FAIRNESS,” the US must receive corresponding compensation.

Trump delivered a shocking announcement: “We will charge a 20% fee on all transported cargoes to reimburse all necessary costs required to provide security for this extremely volatile region.” He also emphasized at the end of the statement that this unprecedented charging procedure and mobilization action “will begin immediately.”

The Strait of Hormuz is the most critical lifeline for global crude oil transport, carrying nearly one-fifth of global oil consumption every day. If the US truly imposes a mandatory fee of up to 20% on transiting cargoes, it will inevitably be passed directly to global energy costs, thereby reigniting the global inflation nightmare. This would not only disrupt the Federal Reserve (Fed)’s future interest-rate policy planning, but also bring immeasurable long-term effects on the pricing of risk assets, including US stocks and cryptocurrencies.