The Many Faces of US Politics...

[north_antrim_hound]

I would top up the tanks before Friday and fill the car, there will be no backing down from either side involved

1000 litres is 1200 quid. That can't be sustained

[Milltown Row2]

I would top up the tanks before Friday and fill the car, there will be no backing down from either side involved

1000 litres is 1200 quid. That can't be sustained

They ain't allowing that much in most places, be lucky to get 500L delivered at £600

Tankers are sitting either side of this strait and just waiting to be allowed through, can ya imagine working on these things! Be waiting on the pirates coming along with an RPG..

[NAG1]

I think China's positioning has had more of an impact on this than people are realising.

[dec]

So much winning for Donny:




14M Chinese Yuan ($2M) per boat out of there is some deal.

No one has agreed to $2M per boat, that is just Iran's initial demands.

[DaleCooper]

I think China's positioning has had more of an impact on this than people are realising.

Said as much at start that China will be ones pressuring Iran to stop.

Their railways got hit badly by Israel. Iran got a large number of old IRGC commanders taken out and foolishly gave into chinese pressure.

They had Trump in a corner and just needed to keep at it for another 2 months maybe.

Beirut is already getting hammered, Hezbollah 2.0 taken down to the studs.

60% of American adults have an unfavourable view of Israel acc to Frank Luntz. It would be 100% in an open media environment.
 

[bennydorano]

Anti-American sentiment aside, I dunno what war some of you boys have been following tbh. Deluded.

Hegseth delivering his update today with the class & respect we've come to expect.

[johnnycool]

So much winning for Donny:




14M Chinese Yuan ($2M) per boat out of there is some deal.

No one has agreed to $2M per boat, that is just Iran's initial demands.

Well there's lots of countries already paying it as boats were passing before this deadline.

[Milltown Row2]

I take it that all governments pay and charge if going through their own waterways? Panama for instance, up to 1million dollars for large tankers

[bennydorano]

Panama & Suez are both wholly within 1 jurisdiction, the straits of hormuz certainly aren't, dont see how that 'we have dominion' over the strait / ability to charge a toll is going to wash in the long run.

[johnnycool]

Panama & Suez are both wholly within 1 jurisdiction, the straits of hormuz certainly aren't, dont see how that 'we have dominion' over the strait / ability to charge a toll is going to wash in the long run.

It's a Trump tariff and Iran have kindly decided to share it with the Omanians.

[bennydorano]

That's pretty much illegal under UN law. Countries bordering a straight are not allowed to charge simply for passing through. They can only charge for specific services like piloting / towing. Easy got round i suppose.

[Rossfan]

Attacking Iran and Lebanon is illegal too.

[JoG2]

That's pretty much illegal under UN law. Countries bordering a straight are not allowed to charge simply for passing through. They can only charge for specific services like piloting / towing. Easy got round i suppose.

What decade are you living in ?

[Armagh18]

That's pretty much illegal under UN law. Countries bordering a straight are not allowed to charge simply for passing through. They can only charge for specific services like piloting / towing. Easy got round i suppose.

The UN may as well not exist while the US can veto everything.

[RedHand88]

That's pretty much illegal under UN law. Countries bordering a straight are not allowed to charge simply for passing through. They can only charge for specific services like piloting / towing. Easy got round i suppose.

Iran pretty much do what they want and make up their own rules. They pick and choose who to charge and who to let through for free.