President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that his administration has ended Iran’s ability to suppress protesters and acquire nuclear arms, a statement he made while announcing changes to U.S. policy in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he was replacing a proposed 20 percent fee on cargo vessels with trade and investment agreements from Gulf states, while keeping a blockade on ships traveling to or from Iranian ports or carrying Iranian cargo. His remarks followed U.S. military strikes on Iranian coastal defenses, missile sites, and maritime assets, which Central Command said targeted locations including Bushehr and Bandar Abbas. Trump credited military leaders for what he described as open international shipping through the waterway, except for Iran, blaming Tehran’s leadership for its own destruction.