President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will charge a fee for security in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Channel 12 (N12). The remark follows his earlier statement that the US would manage the waterway and charge a guard fee.
President Donald Trump explicitly confirmed at 15:32 Jerusalem time that the United States will charge a security fee for the Strait of Hormuz, according to Channel 12 (N12). The remark comes minutes after a flurry of statements from the president beginning at 15:13, in which he first said the US was 'taking over' the waterway, then specified financial compensation, and by the sixth version within the same minute said the US would manage and guard the strait for a guard fee. The Zioneer published a bulletin at 15:25 Jerusalem refining that the US would charge a guard fee to manage the strait. The 15:32 statement is the first explicit mention of a 'security fee' rather than a general guard fee.
Earlier today, starting at 15:13 Jerusalem, the president issued a series of statements on the strait: version 1 declared a US takeover; version 2 said the US would receive money for control; version 3 reiterated the takeover; version 4 said the US would manage and guard; version 5 said the US would collect a fee for security; and version 6 said the US would charge a guard fee to manage the strait. All six were reported within the same minute. The Zioneer then published a bulletin at 15:25 Jerusalem stating the US would charge a guard fee. The source of all statements is Trump's own remarks, initially reported by journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) and later by other outlets.
As The Zioneer reported on June 22, Trump threatened to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran if it attempted to close the strait. On July 5, he announced a US takeover of the waterway, blaming Iran for a breach of a deal. The White House also said on July 5 that Trump would discuss NATO defense of the strait. The latest statements continue to frame the strait's security as a US-led effort with a financial component.
It remains unclear what the fee structure would be, who would be charged, or how the US would enforce the fee. No official document or detailed proposal has been provided.
6 developments
- StrongTrump says Strait of Hormuz is open, declines to elaborate out of respect for Lindsey Graham
- StrongTrump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen as early as Saturday or Monday
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz fully open by Friday, Iran will not get nuclear weapons
Source and signal
- Internal intake