Live: Iran mocks Trump on 20pc toll threat as US launches new wave of attacks

ABC News Australia reports that President Donald Trump says the United States is reinstating its blockade of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, and will start charging ships from elsewhere to transit through it. The outlet, running a live blog on Monday, says the move comes as the US launches a new wave of attacks and Iran mocks a threatened twenty percent toll. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most critical oil shipping routes.

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