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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by dmix on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @10:58PM (#47698822)
Doesn't explain why UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrian, and Saudis would tolerate a fee transiting the strait. Let alone why America would agree to that in negotiations given they have little incentive to agree to any large demands.

If that is agreed upon it's going to come with some concessions by Iran which is even less likely.

Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by peebee67 on Thursday April 09, 2026 @12:46AM (#47699374)
They'd tolerate it because they all poked a giant in the eye and it didn't go down. It's by far the cheapest route to peace any of them have.

USA could agree to it because it's not particularly dependent on that fuel supply and therefore would only pay the costs indirectly via market forces, which as the thief-in-chief pointed out, does (the parts he cares about of) their economy no harm as a net petroleum-product exporter, and above all else, they are losing the war.