US revives Iran blockade after Trump toll U-turn

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Donald Trump has abandoned his plan to charge ships 20% of cargo value to transit the Strait of Hormuz, dropping the toll just hours before the US reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports and replacing it with promises of massive Gulf investment into the American economy. The US president stunned the shipping world on Monday …