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Botany

(77,434 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:42 AM 9 hrs ago

Trump, The United States and Iran are going in together to run an extortion ring on international shipping.

Not only is he screamingly bat shit crazy but just demanding ships pay protection money is
so “mobbed up crap” it isn’t funny. Nice oil tanker you have there be a shame if something
happens to it.

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This morning, I asked President Trump if he's okay with the Iranians charging a toll for all ships that go through the Strait of Hormuz, he told me there may be a Joint US-Iran venture to charge
tolls: "We're thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It's a way of securing it — also
securing it from lots of other people."

Hey adding $2 million per ship in costs just might help jack up inflation by making oil, LNG,
fertilizer, and helium (computer parts) cost more.

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Trump, The United States and Iran are going in together to run an extortion ring on international shipping. (Original Post) Botany 9 hrs ago OP

Got to keep the stock market profitable for the billionaires................ Lovie777 9 hrs ago #1

I can understand why Iran would agree to this protection racket, gab13by13 9 hrs ago #2

There is no such agreement. This is just the sputterings of Donny's Deepening Dementia Botany 9 hrs ago #4

"Millions for defense; not a penny for tribute." Squaredeal 9 hrs ago #3

Not going to happen... agingdem 9 hrs ago #5

Iran's offers to Trump .... Get Pete Hog's Breath out to say just how much winning we have done in this war. Botany 9 hrs ago #6

Yup, tolling Hormuz is a violation of maritime law, gab13by13 9 hrs ago #7

Iran has been waiting for a justifiable reason agingdem 9 hrs ago #8

His fundamental misunderstanding of Iran is insane. 617Blue 8 hrs ago #9

Lovie777

(23,084 posts)

1. Got to keep the stock market profitable for the billionaires................

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:45 AM

9 hrs ago

gab13by13

(32,421 posts)

2. I can understand why Iran would agree to this protection racket,

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:02 AM

9 hrs ago

but wouldn't such a deal be devastating for Krasnov? Partners with Iran after bombing the shit out of them? 25th Amendment stuff.

Iran can use the protection money to rebuild its military. It would be way more money than when Obama unfroze Iran's own money.

Botany

(77,434 posts)

4. There is no such agreement. This is just the sputterings of Donny's Deepening Dementia

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:08 AM

9 hrs ago

No such talks between the Iran and the United States about charging tolls on shipping in the
Strait of Hormuz have ever happened.

Squaredeal

(735 posts)

3. "Millions for defense; not a penny for tribute."

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:05 AM

9 hrs ago

Wasn’t a declaration like this made when the US Navy fought the Barbary pirates in the early days of American history, who were charging ships fees for safe passage through the North African coastline? I think that the U.S. Marine anthem makes mention of this conflict.

agingdem

(8,882 posts)

5. Not going to happen...

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:14 AM

9 hrs ago

Iran knows Trump is a senile old man howling at the moon...he doesn't get to bomb Iran, threaten genocide, and then demand a piece of the action...

and there's this:. the Strait of Hormuz is classified an international strait with all vessels allowed passage...with Iran seizing the waterway, Iran says they alone are the authority as to which ships will/will not be allowed passage...

Botany

(77,434 posts)

6. Iran's offers to Trump .... Get Pete Hog's Breath out to say just how much winning we have done in this war.

Reply to agingdem (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:19 AM

9 hrs ago

The U.S. withdraws from the region.

The Iran keeps control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran gets to keep its nuclear program going.

Israel gets of Lebanon.