Washington, July 14 -- US President Donald Trump has asserted that Iran's top military leadership has been eliminated, claiming that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is "90% gone" as Washington and Tehran exchanged renewed strikes over the weekend

The declaration coincided with an announcement that Washington intends to re-establish a maritime blockade on Iran and levy fees on vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz to guarantee safe transit, a move that triggered an immediate and sharp retaliation from Tehran.

Elaborating on the situation during an interview with Fox News on Monday, Trump stated that recent coordinated military strikes by the US and Israel had completely shattered Iran's defe...