The US military later said it had started the third consecutive night of strikes on Iran.

President Donald Trump also said the US will impose a 20% charge on all Strait of Hormuz cargo President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, following days of escalating strikes between the two countries. He said this would stop "Iran's ships or customers" from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but "all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait". The blockade will be in effect from 16:00 Eastern Time (20:00 GMT) on Tuesday. Iran's foreign minister responded by saying that Tehran would remain the strait's "GUARDIAN" - using Trump's word. The US military later said it "began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran". US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were launched at 16:45 Eastern Time (20:45 GMT) on Monday at "the Commander in Chief's direction". "These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," Centcom said. Iran's army said it had targeted US military assets in Kuwait, Iranian state media reported.