President Donald Trump said it is "unacceptable" for any final agreement with Iran to include fees or payments for transit through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The statement reaffirms the US position as indirect talks continue.
President Donald Trump clarified Wednesday evening that any final agreement with Iran must exclude tolls, fees, or payments for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The remark, issued at 23:43 Jerusalem, goes beyond Trump's earlier Wednesday statements — first reported at 14:40 — which cited an Iranian assurance that no tolls would be levied. Trump now explicitly rules out such fees in a final deal, closing the door to the compromise that Tehran has sought.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Trump said Iran had told the US it would not collect tolls, and that no US funds had been released to Tehran; frozen Iranian money would instead buy American agricultural products as food aid. The same thread, published at 14:40 Jerusalem, evolved through six versions — each adding detail (insurance fees denied, then agricultural purchases specified, then a direct warning that talks would end if the claim proved false). A source initially cited only N12; by the sixth version, the report was attributed to i24NEWS and matched against an Iranian team member's warning, published by The Zioneer on June 21, that “you will pay at Hormuz — that is final.”
The wider context, as The Zioneer reported on June 17, 20, 21, and 22, includes Trump's threat to “blow the sh*t out of” Iran over the waterway and his warning that the US might impose its own tolls if no deal is reached within 60 days. An Iranian official, on June 13, claimed the interim understandings included Hormuz control and promised funds — assertions the White House has denied.
It remains unclear whether the Iranian negotiating team will accept the exclusion of any maritime fees from a final agreement. The US has not released a written text of Trump's latest statement, and indirect talks are ongoing.
5 developments
- StrongTrump warns he may impose Strait of Hormuz tolls if no Iran deal in 60 days
- StrongIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: toll collection in Strait of Hormuz continues, contradicting Trump
- StrongTrump threatens to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran over Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIranian Negotiating Team Member Warns: 'You Will Pay at Hormuz — That Is Final'
Source and signal
- Internal intake