[DIRTYSECRET]

Two things: 1) The mullahs are pulling a fast one on the POTUS. 2) Trump is not someone you mess with.

Vance is being delegated some heavy-duty tasks to prepare him for '28. Probably a waste of time.

[volare737]

Vancw’s efforts here will be highlighted in 2028. If he pulls it off successfully, it will be a big plus, if he doesn’t, well, don’t need to say more.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Now there’s a report he may not go there-security concerns. Pretty smart.

Iran seems to be wanting to die on their hill. We’ll have a hard time completing the job as they try to hold out till the mid-terms. They only need to withstand the attacks to proclaim victory.

[Az Joe]

Just kill them all

[Alberta's Child]

I don’t see the tolls as a problem. If anything, they should endear the Iranians to a billionaire like Trump who probably would have done the exact same thing if he was in charge of Iran.

[Da Coyote]

I hope Trump says, “I’ve got your toll right here...”

[Biblebelter]

I read the entire article.

Rubio makes this CRUCIAL POINT.

He emphasized that preventing such measures would likely require a coordinated international response, particularly from countries most dependent on the strait.

The Strait will NOT be opened UNLESS we see and get cooperation from the parties most affected by the closure.

We defanged the regime with help of Israel.

It's time for others to put skin in the game.

[Quickgun]

They aren’t pulling anything on President Trump. I think he knew they wouldn’t respect the ceasefire. He was kind of obligated by a lot of his own people here to sign on to it. But I believe he will continue to “take care of business” when necessary..

[PUGACHEV]

How are the tolls charged by the Iranians being paid? That is, by what means does the transaction take place? Given the almost universal sanctions, it is unlikely that there are any correspondent banks willing to get involved. Payment in oil does not seem practical because how would Iran export it under the present circumstances and it has as much oil as it can sell anyway. Any direct credit transaction could certainly be reversed or blocked once the ship has passed. Payment in gold or cash would seem to be the only way possible, but that is ridiculous.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

When Italian mobsters charge business tolls, everybody gets upset....but a muslim terrorist state....

[Brian Griffin]

In 1959, Iran altered the legal status of the strait by expanding its territorial sea to 12 nmi (22 km) and declaring it would recognize only transit by innocent passage through the newly expanded area. In 1972, Oman also expanded its territorial sea to 12 nmi (22 km) by decree. Thus, by 1972, the Strait of Hormuz was completely "closed" by the combined territorial waters of Iran and Oman. In 1971, Iran took over the Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands west of Hormuz against Arab wishes, thereby extending control of the navigation channels.

During the 1970s, neither Iran nor Oman attempted to impede the passage of warships, but in the 1980s, both countries asserted claims that were different from customary (old) law. Upon ratifying UNCLOS in 1989, Oman submitted declarations confirming its 1981 royal decree that only innocent passage is permitted through its territorial sea. The declarations further asserted that prior permission was required before foreign warships could pass through Omani territorial waters.

Upon signing the convention in 1982, Iran entered a declaration stating "that only states parties to the Law of the Sea Convention shall be entitled to benefit from the contractual rights created therein", including "the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation". In 1993, Iran enacted a comprehensive law on maritime areas, provisions of which conflict with UNCLOS provisions, including a requirement that warships, submarines, and nuclear-powered ships obtain permission before exercising innocent passage through Iran's territorial waters. The U.S. does not recognize any of the claims by Oman and Iran and has contested each of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

[T. Rustin Noone]

I think that the mullahs negotiating the “deal” are not the
same as the people holding the Strait hostage. Trump has so
battered the command and control structure of Iran that the
local commanders stationed at Hormuz are taking things into
their own hands and charging ‘tolls’ for safe passage. The
‘tell’ is that they are demanding payment in cash or bitcoin.
They are the Persian Gulf version of the Somali pirates.

Just my opinion...

[T.B. Yoits]

A toll?

Like the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal.

[Texas Eagle]

Sounds more like piracy. What did Iran do to create the Strait. How are they enforcing the closure? Who decided how much to charge? Take that asshole out.

[wiseprince]

I’m hoping Trump takes out one of those oil jugs on the Island…just 1.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

“Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran”

[miniTAX]

They, Iranians, can charge any toll they want. They don’t even have a dinghy left, how are they going to collect a single dihram?
This toll this toll that kerkuffle is ridiculous, IMHO.

[ETCM]

Strange that Iran specifically requested Vance. Maybe they think he will be easy. I hope they have underestimated him.

[TBP]

Well, now,who would hve guessed tht would happen?