U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dropped the idea of charging a 20 per cent fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, and said he would instead take trade and investment deals with the Gulf states.
The change of plan comes a day after Trump proposed charging a 20 per cent fee to guard the waterway.
“Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20 per cent United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
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Trump did not mention any commitments by Gulf states, saying “Investments will be MASSIVE but, at the same time, extraordinarily good for them, and their future.”
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Shortly after Trump made the 20 per cent fee proposal on Monday, the U.N.’s shipping agency said it opposed fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but added it would await more details of what Trump had in mind.
In his post on Tuesday, Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz was open to all ship traffic except for Iran.
“We will therefore have a FULL Blockade, but only on Ships coming to and from Iranian ports, or carrying anything have to do with Iranian cargo,” he said.
I don’T know how the Iranians can control the strait why can’t the amerikans stop them I don’t get it the americans like their russian buddies are paper tigers
I’m on my knees ready for you carnhole
He backs off so much his rear-end is bigger than the moon
Has he not declared he has won this war…..so far 38 times, same war, that’s not a war, ooops. How can this fool be in charge of anything?
Every country in the world needs to send Trump a bill for all the problems he has caused
iranian
July 14, 2026 at 3:19 pm
My sisters, mother and grandmother are some of my wives
Maga
July 14, 2026 at 3:15 pm
iranians are like cockroachs, bring in heavy duty exterminator crew
Both the same person. A whacko that global continually lets spew this garbage.
There’s no way Trump will ever sign a deal with Iran. He simply cannot be trusted. He’s always lying and doesn’t honer deals. He may be good at bullying real estate contractors into making favorite deals, but that tactic doesn’t work with sovereign countries.
The narcissistic felon has no idea what compromise means.
President taco said Iran has no military they have nothing just goes to show that he and his Mega supporters are absolutely Clueless
The Strait of Hormuz is mainly International Waters. No one can legally charge any kind of fee for transition through it.
Trump’s senility is beginning to show more frequently.
One hopes this charlie foxtrot can soon be resolved.
Canada can’t fight there way out of a wet paper bag.
Enough Already, on your knees and suck
Oh look – the little boy posting as “iranian” is up from his nap…and his little buddy Maga has come over for a playdate.
TACO at it again. It just be Tuesday. If Trump keeps insisting on blockading Iran, then Iran will keep the strait closed. When will he learn? 3rd time might be the charm.
I guess Trump is still not finished hurting the US citizens with high gas prices and low stock prices.
My sisters, mother and grandmother are some of my wives
iranians are like cockroachs, bring in heavy duty exterminator crew
Unalive everything in tehran, burn the city to the ground!
This dumb a%^ has no idea what he is doing.
The fat pig certainly knows how to manipulate the markets
Its on ..its off… maybe tomorrow we will..lets sign a peace agreement that means absolutely zero because agreements were meant to be broken cause thats how i went bankrupt 1/2 doz. times ..lets bomb them back to the stone age..lets charge em more.
It would be in the interest of everyone if the u.s. had a plan and a goal.
HAHAHAHAH, funny to see Taco Trump aka the Dorito Dumpster at it again. His word holds as much weight as a paper bag full of water. And lasts about as long too
Welcome to TACO Tuesday!