- Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, mocked a plan by US President Donald Trump to impose a 20% toll on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump announced the US would reinstate the Iranian Blockade and charge the fee, claiming a new role as the “Guardian of the Hormuz Strait.”
- Araghchi asserted that Iran has always been and will remain the “guardian” of the strait, humorously suggesting the 20% fee was excessive and Iran would be “fair.”
- His comments were made in a post on X, directly addressing Trump's proposal for compensation for secure passage.
- This exchange follows recent military actions, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacking Gulf states after US strikes on Iranian targets, underscoring ongoing tensions over control of the strait.
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