Trump: US will charge 20% for shipping through Strait of Hormuz
[Trump: The United States will charge a 20% fee for cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz] U.S. President Trump posted on social media on the 13th that the United States will resume its maritime blockade against Iran and charge a 20% fee for all goods transported through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. President Trump posted on social media on the 13th that the United States will resume its maritime blockade against Iran and charge a 20% fee on all goods transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the Strait of Hormuz is currently open and will remain open regardless of Iran's involvement. “We are reinstating the ‘Iran Blockade’, so named because it only prevents Iranian ships or customers from entering or exiting the strait. All other countries have fair and open access to the strait.” Trump also said that from now on, the United States will become the "Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz" and will charge a 20% fee on all goods transported through the Strait. The relevant processes and deployment work will be started immediately. According to Iranian media reports on the 13th, a spokesperson for the Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces in Hatam Anbia stated that day that the United States will never be allowed to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian armed forces will vigorously respond to the U.S. military's intrusion into designated waterways and interference with the passage of merchant ships and oil tankers without Iranian authorization. (