Former NATO analyst says Trump's push for a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz would mean a huge military operation. President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so. Mr Trump said he expects the US to be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway.
The post Trump says US may take over Strait of Hormuz, charge tariff appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," and will charge 20% on all cargo shipped via the waterway to cover security costs. Iran rejects any US control of strait as both sides trade attacks in major threat to negotiations to end war.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the only way to restore regular shipping traffic through the strait was to end US military interventions in the waterway. We're going to get paid for guarding it - a lot of money," Trump said. Trump says US will 'probably run' the Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has said that Washington "will probably run" the Strait of Hormuz and that it should "be reimbursed for that".
He told Fox News in a phone interview that: “We’re going to keep the Strait and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the Strait. Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the Strait, and we…
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