Lights out: How Iran quietly moved millions of barrels through Hormuz under America's nose
ONP Summary
President Trump announced the U.S. would charge a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz and serve as its 'guardian' after a ceasefire with Iran collapsed. Days later, Trump said he would replace the fee with trade and investment agreements with Gulf states.
Progressive:Economically damaging proposal — Progressive outlets characterized the toll as burdensome to global commerce and criticized it as undermining U.S. credibility.
Moderate:Strategic assertion — Moderate outlets reported Trump's framing of the U.S. as a 'guardian' controlling access to the strategic waterway.
Conservative:Legally questionable — Conservative outlets questioned whether international law permits unilateral cargo fees on international waters.
According to ship-tracking data, six US-sanctioned supertankers with a carrying capacity of 12 million barrels of crude combined have crossed the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman over the past week while keeping their transponders switched off. ...
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