President Donald Trump dropped a proposed 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Gulf investment deals would replace it. The decision came as the US prepared to resume a naval blockade of Iranian ports amid escalating regional attacks.
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Palestinian officials said an Israeli drone strike on a Hamas-run police post in Jabalia killed at least seven people, including the local station chief. Israel confirmed a strike in the area and said it targeted “terrorists.”
Trump’s proposed 20% fee on cargo crossing the Strait of Hormuz could cost large vessels tens of millions of dollars per trip. Shipping experts, companies and the U.N. maritime agency say mandatory tolls through an international strait have no legal basis.
The United States is reinstating a blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran trade strikes and competing claims of control. Experts warn restoring normal tanker traffic could require a much larger U.S. naval presence or ground forces.
Hungary’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok, a figure associated with former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The measure is part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s broader effort to reshape institutions after his party’s landslide election win.
The United States launched a third straight night of strikes on Iran as a naval blockade of Iranian ports was set to begin. President Donald Trump also called for a 20% charge on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing objections from Iran and international shipping officials.
British counterterrorism police arrested 12 people over an alleged extreme right-wing threat to the UK Ijtima Islamic gathering in Suffolk. Police said about 15,000 attendees safely left after the event ended early as a precaution.
A 65-year-old Washington grandfather was seriously injured after a bull bison charged and tossed him about 8 feet at Yellowstone’s Bridge Bay Campground. Video shows bystanders, including photographer Mike MacLeod, helping drive the animal away.