Iran aims to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz and charge others a toll

Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6225x4150+0+0/resize/6225x4150!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2Ff1%2F67b397cf481581c0afcdd0a68ca1%2Fgettyimages-2288126828.jpg' alt='A vessel is anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3. The war with Iran nearly ground traffic to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz.'/><p>Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.</p><p>(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5923623' />