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Trump declares US as "the guardian of Strait of Hormuz" and will charge 20% fee on shipped cargo (europe.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by Salamence@mander.xyz to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9016144

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116913091653271692

https://nitter.net/RapidResponse47/status/2076673834099298766#m

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-escalates-attacks-us-bases-gulf-states-warns-more-incidents-strait-2026-07-13/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5965399-donald-trump-guardian-strait-hormuz/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/13/trump-says-us-will-become-guardian-of-strait-of-hormuz-and-collect-tolls

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[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

That’s probably true