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Trump declares US as "the guardian of Strait of Hormuz" and will charge 20% fee on shipped cargo (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Salamence@mander.xyz to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9016144

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116913091653271692

https://nitter.net/RapidResponse47/status/2076673834099298766#m

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-escalates-attacks-us-bases-gulf-states-warns-more-incidents-strait-2026-07-13/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5965399-donald-trump-guardian-strait-hormuz/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/13/trump-says-us-will-become-guardian-of-strait-of-hormuz-and-collect-tolls

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[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Iran was going to charge $1 per barrel to "hostile" nations who transit the Strait. At oil's current price, that's a 1.33% fee. Trump is implementing a 20% fee to ALL traffic. With BS moves like these, It's becoming hard to swallow the rhetoric that Iran is the evil player here.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

They were literally bombed during peace negotiations, it should be impossible to swallow the rhetoric that Iran is evil here lol.