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?
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givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 41d
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
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
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