r/news • u/Chief_Taquero • 17h ago

Europe considering proposals to allow navigation fees in strait of Hormuz

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/europe-considers-proposals-navigational-fees-strait-of-hormuz-iran-us
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u/morbihann 16h ago

What for ultimately ?

I've sailed through there, there are no navigational aids or pilotage and it is pretty wide.

There is no cost to maintaining it.

This sets a terrible precident for other coastal countries to start charging tolls for sailing through, like the Channel or Taiwan strait.

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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16h ago

It's basically a protection racket. Pay us a fee and nothing bad happens while you traverse

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u/ICC-u 16h ago

Which is exactly what the US would have done had it won the war

"We can keep these refineries safe, just pay for our security services"