President Donald Trump said that no shipping tolls will apply in the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period, and that none will be levied afterward unless the United States imposes them as payment for security services — in case the deal is not completed, according to a statement he posted Saturday evening.
President Donald Trump clarified Saturday evening that no tolls will be charged for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period, and that after those 60 days, tolls will also not apply — unless the United States imposes them as payment for its role as 'guardian angel' of Middle Eastern states, compensating for past, present, and future costs if the deal is not finalized. The statement, posted on Truth Social, was reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) at 22:18 Jerusalem. This follows The Zioneer's earlier reporting on a near-final preliminary agreement between the US and Iran that would reopen the waterway without levies. The key condition — that US-imposed tolls remain a possibility if the overall deal fails — was absent from initial summaries but is central to understanding Trump's position. As The Zioneer reported at 22:19, the full text specifies the exception. The 60-day ceasefire framework, dubbed the 'Islamabad Agreement,' has been the subject of ongoing US-Iran negotiations.
3 developments
- DevelopingNBC report: No oil tanker passed Strait of Hormuz yesterday, contradicting Trump, Vance
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
- DevelopingSenior US official: Strait of Hormuz to reopen 'with no tolls' under framework deal with Iran
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