Ships continued to pass the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, maritime traffic monitoring websites showed, after Iran's IRGC Navy announced it had closed the crucial waterway again in response to continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
US President Donald Trump soon responded by threatening to impose US tolls in the strait if a final deal with Iran was not reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for “services rendered as the guardian angel to the countries of the Middle East.”