Washington Examiner: 'A form of extortion': Iran to charge foreign ships a toll to cross Strait of Hormuz
Iran is planning to charge foreign ships a toll in exchange for "protection" across the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade route and a flashpoint in the escalating dispute between the United States and the Islamic Republic.
A member of the Iranian Parliament's presidium said foreign commercial entities should compensate Iran as "the true provider of security in the region and international waters," according to the state-run Tasnim News Agency. Amirhossein Qazizadeh Hashemi claimed ships enter Iranian waters on their way through the strait and should therefore pay a toll.
That assertion doesn't jibe with clearly defined international agreements, former Navy officer Thomas Callender says.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. This type of extortion is not going to go over well with everyone who uses the strait.
Agreed, this will draw in more naval support from outside and drive up tensions.
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking; why not a canal in the right spot - Haha
UAE or Oman should annex Larak Island. Then the Iranians would be in a bad way.
ReplyDeleteFoolish notion. That's one way to have your ships destroyed while looking like the bad guy.
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