‘They Better Not Be’: Trump Apparently Unsure If Iran Charging Tankers For Hormuz Passage Or Not

Read more live updates below.‘They Better Not Be’: Trump Apparently Unsure If Iran Charging Tankers For Hormuz Passage Or NotPresident Donald Trump apparently has no idea if Iran is charging tankers in the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage, despite reports that they are.“There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!” Trump wrote on social media Thursday.According to the Financial Times, Iran is asking for $1 per barrel, payable in cryptocurrency or Chinese Yuan. Crude carriers can carry in excess of more than 2 million barrels of oil at a time.The development has reportedly drawn the ire of oil executives, one of whom told Politico, ”We didn’t have to do that before — and I thought we won the war.”Iran’s 10-point proposal for ending the U.S.-led war included a provision allowing it to charge tankers around $2 million apiece. Trump himself called the prospect of collecting tolls “a beautiful thing” — but only if he was involved in it “as a joint venture.”See All Updates

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