Blocking a closed Strait but claiming it's open?

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 41d (1 reply)

Not just blocking it...

He says "free and open" then demands 20% of every shipment to go thru what used to cost them 0%

That's absolutely insane if this isn't another stupid fake tweet, I don't know why idiots keep making those, trump says enough crazy shit himself.

Edit:

It's real

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-proposes-20-toll-on-cargo-through-strait-of-hormuz-restarts-iran-blockade/ar-AA27OM6T

And it's gonna piss off literally every country on the planet

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 41d

Note that this isn't phrased as "the proceeds of that cargo", or the value. We're just doing Dear Leader's favorite new pastime of piracy.

grte@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 41d

Go ahead and send a carrier through there if it's so open, Don.

Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 41d

🤣 amazing, they thought the toll was a great idea

arrow74@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 41d (1 reply)

That's a new attempt to manipulate the market.

I guess Iran won't sign anymore ceasefires

flango@lemmy.eco.br · 4 pts · 41d

Yep, he is making a pretty good money on inside trading

thepig@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 41d
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subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 41d

So basically its closed then. I mean the last time they tried to escort ships they had to stop cause uh... reasons. Reasons definitely not related to ships getting shot with drones and missiles. Also who's going to pay America to get their ships shot up as part of a failed show of force?

DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 41d

If conservatives/regressives had functional brains they'd be so ashamed.

bananabread@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 41d

Was sopranos on when he wrote this?

db2@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 41d

To use terminology fitting with where in time his mind is stuck, he's really fuckin retarded.

grte@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 41d
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