Trump hits the Hormuz Strait with a 20% toll and a naval blockade
Just when you thought the Middle East couldn't get more expensive, Donald Trump decides to turn the world's most critical oil chokepoint into a toll road.
It seems Donald Trump has decided that if you want to play in the Hormuz Strait, you have to pay the house. He is officially slapping a 20% tax on any cargo passing through the area, effectively turning the US Navy into the world’s most heavily armed toll booth collectors.
The move comes right after Iran got twitchy and tried to block the route entirely, leading to a fresh round of airstrikes. Trump is framing this as a defensive maneuver, but really, he is just borrowing a page from the Iranian playbook—only with way more firepower backing it up.
It is bold, it is messy, and it is going to make global shipping prices look like a cry for help. Either the world starts paying up, or the blockade stays shut. Apparently, the secret to global diplomacy is just charging everyone for the privilege of existing in the same ocean.
Source: Euronews
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