{"id":6015,"date":"2026-07-15T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6015"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:59:01","slug":"trump-reverses-decision-to-impose-20-transit-fee-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6015","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reverses Decision to Impose 20% Transit Fee in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON:<\/strong> U.S. President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> has withdrawn his proposal to impose a <strong>20 percent transit fee<\/strong> on cargo passing through the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>, saying the plan will instead be replaced by expanded investment agreements with Gulf countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking from the <strong>Oval Office<\/strong>, President Trump said he changed his decision after discussions with leaders from the Gulf region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Trump, he received calls from several international figures, including kings, emirs, and other leaders with whom he has close relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was contacted by many different people from different countries, including kings and emirs,&#8221; Trump said, adding that they urged him to pursue an alternative approach rather than implementing the proposed transit charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump explained that the original proposal was intended to compensate the United States for the security it provides in safeguarding maritime traffic through the strategically important waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he said he now believes that <strong>greater investment by Gulf countries in the United States would be a better alternative<\/strong> than imposing fees on vessels using the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the revised approach, the proposed transit tax will be replaced by investment arrangements that Trump described as highly beneficial for Gulf states as well as for the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement marks a significant reversal from Trump&#8217;s statement a day earlier, when he had proposed introducing a <strong>20 percent fee on all cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Trump said the United States should be recognized as the &#8220;guardian&#8221; of the Strait and argued that ships using the route should contribute financially toward the cost of maintaining its security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> is one of the world&#8217;s most strategically important maritime chokepoints, with a significant share of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments passing through the narrow waterway each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump&#8217;s latest remarks indicate that the administration now intends to prioritize economic cooperation and investment with Gulf partners rather than introducing a transit fee for commercial shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has withdrawn his proposal to impose a 20 percent transit fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438056_2156627_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=7\" rel=\"category\">World<\/a>","tag_info":"World","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6017,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6015\/revisions\/6017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}