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Trump insists no Hormuz tolls as Iran, US make conflicting claims
Iran has said it wants to charge maritime service fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East Eye
· Jun 24, 2026
Trump says Iran has told US no tolls being sought at Strait of Hormuz
Trump says Iran has told US no tolls being sought at Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has told the US that no tolls were being sought from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately! Trump wrote in a post on social media.
BRICS News
· Jul 4, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says US has no intention of killing Iranian leadership.
JUST IN: President Trump says US has no intention of killing Iranian leadership.@BRICSNews
Al Jazeera English
· Jul 12, 2026
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart | The Bottom Line
Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group. Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says. #iran #unitedstates #iranwar #ceasefire #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish
TRT World
· Jul 9, 2026
IRGC strikes Gulf after US attacks kill at least 14 in Iran
The US and Iran exchanged another round of attacks, as President Trump says Iran is eager to negotiate despite ongoing military escalation. Rising oil price concerns and domestic political pressure in the US continue to cloud the prospects for a lasting peace. Our North America Correspondent Jon Brain reports.
teleSUR English
· Jul 9, 2026
From Ceasefire to Crossfire: How U.S.-Iran Tensions Spiral in 48 Hours?
U.S. President declared he didn’t want to deal with the Iranians anymore. On late Wednesday, U.S. forces launched fresh airstrikes against Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation against U.S. military positions in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. RELATED: Iran says it struck U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain U.S. President Donald Trump said that he believed the current []
Off The Press
· Jun 24, 2026
Trump says Iran has pledged no tolls through Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump claimed Iran pledged that it will not pursue any tolls or charges of any kind through the Strait of Hormuz, and that negotiations would end if it did. “Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, NO OTHER []...Click to read more
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Related coverage for "Trump insists no Hormuz tolls as Iran, US make conflicting claims": Middle East Eye — Trump says Iran has told US no tolls being sought at Strait of Hormuz. BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says US has no intention of killing Iranian leadership.. Al Jazeera English — Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart | The Bottom Line. TRT World — IRGC strikes Gulf after US attacks kill at least 14 in Iran. teleSUR English — From Ceasefire to Crossfire: How U.S.-Iran Tensions Spiral in 48 Hours?. Off The Press — Trump says Iran has pledged no tolls through Strait of Hormuz