Mr. Trump has said the passageway must be “permanently toll-free.” But Iran has said it plans to charge “fees” in exchange for unspecified “services” it provides there.
So definitely not a toll some other fee for providing some unspecified service…lol
“We’ve filled the strait with a hundred thousands autonomous smart drones programmed to blow up any vessel they see. However, we’ll rent you this encrypted transponder that will keep the drones away. We’re not charging a toll. We’re just offering our anti-drone services for a reasonable fee. We won’t force you to pay it, you’re perfectly free to try your luck in the Strait.”
NYT reporting this
So definitely not a toll some other fee for providing some unspecified service…lol
“Protection”. Because you’ve got such a nice ship and it would be a real shame if anything were to happen to it…
I can imagine the invoice.
Item Service Fee 1 Unspecified US$1,000,000“We’ve filled the strait with a hundred thousands autonomous smart drones programmed to blow up any vessel they see. However, we’ll rent you this encrypted transponder that will keep the drones away. We’re not charging a toll. We’re just offering our anti-drone services for a reasonable fee. We won’t force you to pay it, you’re perfectly free to try your luck in the Strait.”
Possibly an ‘I won’t bloat up your dumb boat’ fee.
Possibly some form of insurance. “Be a real shame if someone were to lob a drone at your big, slow, expensive oil tanker…”