President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will manage the Strait of Hormuz, serve as its guardians, and charge a guard fee, refining earlier remarks in which he said the US would control the waterway for profit.
At 15:23 Jerusalem, President Donald Trump provided a more detailed description of his plan for the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the United States will manage the waterway, serve as its guardians, and charge a guard fee. The statement refines remarks made minutes earlier (15:19) in which Trump said the US would control the Strait for profit, and builds on a rapid sequence of declarations that began at 15:13.
According to The Zioneer's thread, within the first minute of reporting (15:13 Jerusalem) multiple versions emerged: initially Trump said the US is 'taking over' the Strait; then that the US will receive financial compensation; then that the US will manage and guard the waterway; and finally that the US will charge a fee for security. At 15:19, i24NEWS reported Trump saying Iran is 'a group of bad people' and that the US will control the Strait for profit. The 15:23 statement from The Zioneer, attributed to journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), added the explicit 'guard fee' component and framed the US role as manager and guardian.
As The Zioneer reported in earlier coverage, the latest declarations follow a pattern of escalating rhetoric: on Jun 22, Trump threatened to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran if it closed the Strait; on Jun 20, he warned against Iranian tolls during a ceasefire; and on Jul 5, the White House signaled that Trump would discuss NATO defense of the Strait at an upcoming meeting, with allied leaders prepared to join the effort.
It remains unclear what legal or operational mechanism the US would use to charge a fee, whether the fee would apply to all shipping or only certain nations, and whether allied governments have agreed to the plan. The White House has not yet issued an official statement detailing the proposal.
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