Semantics or spin?

Calling it a 'service fee' instead of a toll doesn't change the extortion. If Iran controls the strait, every shipper pays-and we all foot the bill.

Iran demands ‘service fees’ for vessels in Hormuz ahead of potential US deal | The National

Tehran’s move to replace 'tolls' with other forms of charges appears aimed at avoiding accusations of illegally monetising transit

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brother2h

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Exactly. Slap any label, end of the day global markets swallow the cost. We pay at the pump.

brother2h

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Bro, they can call it ‘safety contribution’, still feels like highway robbery. Strait’s a choke point, Iran knows it.

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