cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9016144
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116913091653271692https://nitter.net/RapidResponse47/status/2076673834099298766#m
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5965399-donald-trump-guardian-strait-hormuz/
16 Comments
Substance_P@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 43d
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 · 5 pts · 41d
They were literally bombed during peace negotiations, it should be impossible to swallow the rhetoric that Iran is evil here lol.
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 43d
Not that it matters, but what Trump is suggesting is illegal under international law and sets a dangerous precedent
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 43d
Good luck with that you stupid old fuck
PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 42d
That gotta be some transcendent level of entrepreneurship, not only maritime piracy, but in place they don't even dare to close their warships to.
I would also like to see how they plan to enforce it on let's say China or India or Russia.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
Hey, you owe me thirty dollars for this post.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 42d
Just a mob-style shakedown scheme. Dude is so uncreative.
yogthos@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 42d
cheeto already walked it back https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/us-strikes-iran-bahrain-jordan-uae-tankers
JangleJack@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 43d
"protection"
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 43d
The US will be reimbursed 20% of whatever it costs to protect ships? That doesn’t seem like an awesome deal for the US
die444die@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 43d
Read it again. 20 percent of all cargo shipped.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 42d
Yes, so this ship is full of debt paperwork and manure, we'd like your 20% of the negative 300 million in value and here's your manure.
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · -3 pts · 43d
But it’s a reimbursement and mentions the types of services it covers, so is the 20% value the cap on the reimbursement requirement?
nelly_man@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 42d
You are expecting too much from Trump. His pattern is to proclaim some new policy with shaky justification and no prior analysis. At best, his thought pattern is, "20% sounds like a good number." Then he lets the rest of his administration try to define something of substance around his public statements, hoping that he doesn't contradict their attempts in the coming days.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 42d
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 42d
That’s probably true
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 42d
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 42d
trump moved his mob protection racket overseas. Union leaders everywhere are secretly jealous. /s