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Trump Drops Strait of Hormuz Toll After Arab Pushback

7/15/2026

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President Donald Trump scrapped the toll on vessels passing the Strait of Hormuz after Arab allies objected.
The proposal was announced on day 136 of the U.S.–Iran conflict and withdrawn on day 137.
The operation, projected for four to six weeks, has stretched into its twentieth week.
Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr said Trump is facing a country that rejects Trump’s preferred rules.

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President Donald Trump scrapped the toll on vessels passing the Strait of Hormuz after Arab allies objected.
The proposal was announced on day 136 of the U.S.–Iran conflict and withdrawn on day 137.
The operation, projected for four to six weeks, has stretched into its twentieth week.
Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr said Trump is facing a country that rejects Trump’s preferred rules.