US EditionTrump Warns Iran Not to Charge Fees For Ships Transiting Hormuz
Trump said reports of $2 million tolls on tankers would violate the ceasefire agreement and warned Iran to reopen the strait immediately.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump warned Iran against charging tolls for vessels passing through the Hormuz Strait, stating, "They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!"
- Acting on a proposal from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, Trump agreed Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire contingent on the "COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING" of the Strait.
- Reports suggest Iran and Oman proposed charging up to $2 million per ship for reconstruction, with PBS News citing at least two vessels that already paid fees in Chinese yuan.
- Writing on Truth Social, Trump denounced the reported fees, declaring, "Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonourable, some would say, of allowing oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!"
- Despite these public tensions, Trump said he remains "very optimistic" about a peace deal, noting that Iranian leaders are more amenable in private conversations than their public statements suggest.
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Felix VictorinoIn the midst of the fragile ceasefire, the U.S. has shown its anger at Iran for wanting to introduce a toll on ships and shipping companies passing through the Strait of Ormuz. President Donald Trump has assured that there are reports (unconfirmed) that Tehran would be charging fees to oil companies transiting the area: “They better not do so and, if they are doing so, they better stop now!”, he has written on his Social Truth network. Crossing …
Trump Warns on Reopening of Hormuz Before US-Iran Peace Talks
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US President Donald Trump is outraged by reports that Iran charges tankers for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again charged Iran in the early hours of Friday for his plan to charge a fee to ships crossing the Strait of Ormuz. In a message on his social network, Truth Social, Trump has stated: “They better not be doing it! And if they’re doing it, they better stop right now!” Meanwhile, Israel’s and Hezbollah’s cross-attacks continue, after yesterday’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the first “dir…
US President Donald Trump, in a post on his Truth Social network, accused Iran of "mismanaging" oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which is not in line with the deal. He also mentioned reports that Iranian authorities are charging tankers to transit the strait, which he said they should not be doing.
Trump says Iran should not charge tolls to tankers going through Strait of Hormuz
Ship traffic in the Strait stayed below 10% of normal on Thursday, despite the fragile ceasefire, as Iran asserts its control by warning ships to keep to its territorial waters while doing so
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