Trump mulls 'winding down' war and leaving Strait of Hormuz crisis to 'other nations'

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Trump mulls 'winding down' war and leaving Strait of Hormuz crisis to 'other nations' - Lemmy.World

He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. Mark Stone analyses the Truth Social post.

If you’re iran, what’s stopping you from charging a toll for anyone using the strait?

Oh, you want your oil tanker to leave the gulf? That’ll be one million dollars.

Make an exemption for oil traded in non-usd for maximum fun.

This is current state of shipping in SoH. Everyone who goes through has some deal with Iran to pass safely. Iran has offered an “Islamic assembly” (UN/NATO like) peace deal for neighbours. Backup plan if GCC does not ally with Iran is to keep the toll system.

Oh, you want your oil tanker to leave the gulf? That’ll be one million dollars.

One ship reportedly paid Iran $BritishPounds2B to go through. $ and Euro are worthless to Iran because of corrupt banking system. All payments in CNY already.