Trump Threatens Military Action as Iran Demands Tolls for Access to the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump warned of resuming military attacks if Iran does not guarantee the immediate and secure reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The Revolutionary Guards are now demanding passage fees reaching two million dollars per ship to fund national reconstruction efforts.Over eight hundred commercial vessels remain stalled in the Persian Gulf despite the ceasefire recently signed between the USA and Tehran.The EU and Oman rejected these taxes as a flagrant violation of international maritime law and United Nations transit conventions.
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