Retired Admiral Mocks Trump’s Iran Toll Booth Plan
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A retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral, James Stavridis, mockingly dubbed Donald Trump’s idea to partner with Iran on tolls for the Strait of Hormuz the “Aya Toll Booth,” sharing a spoof movie poster and warning such a plan would be illegal and impractical. The White House has since walked back the floated scheme, saying reopening the strait should be done without tolls and that no official discussion on the venture is ongoing.
- U.S. Admiral Trolls Trump for ‘Aya Toll Booth’ Funding Iran The Daily Beast
- Trump wants Strait of Hormuz open 'without limitation, including tolls' during Iran ceasefire: White House CNBC
- Trump Keeps Troops in Gulf Amid Fragile Truce Bloomberg.com
- How Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz Would Undercut International Law The New York Times
- U.S. Hasn’t ‘Definitively Accepted’ Iran Charging Tolls in Strait WSJ
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