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‘Better stop now!’: Trump warns Iran against taxing tankers to transit Strait of Hormuz

By Jacob Magid 10 April 2026, 12:23 am
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Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, March 27, 2026. (AP)
Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, March 27, 2026. (AP)

US President Donald Trump says, “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait.”

“They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!” he writes on Truth Social.

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