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drray23

(8,792 posts)
1. earlier, they let a french ship pass as well.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:13 PM
15 hrs ago

I can see the scenario where most countries other than Israel and the US negotiate with Iran and resume trade as usual. Of course, with Trump, we will end up suffering the consequences.
From what I have read, the Iranians are levying a tax of about 1$ per barrel to let the ship through. For a big tanker, its 2 million barrels, so $2M for safe passage.

So all that Trump has achieved so far is to lose American lives, treasury, military equipment, wreck our economy, and enrich the Iranians.



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