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pat_k

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16. Well, we don't actually have any "official" confirmation of what the hell is in the MoU.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 09:51 PM
Jun 15

But it strikes me that if the U.S. - Iran agreement includes a fee of any kind, it's a serious problem.

I don't see how the U.S. could make an agreement that empowers Iran to violate the Law of the Seas on behalf of all other nations.

So, if other nations balk at the insanity, it becomes a multi-nation "dispute" that needs to be resolved among themselves (likely impossible), and failing that, would probably end up with an Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal.

Of course, the felon and the administration players pulling his strings have no respect for rule of law at any level so he and his band of lunatics probably think they can just strongarm everyone into accepting this violation. And if that is allowed to stand, nations that have natural straits will start following suit. And it will become an international trade clusterfuck.

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Iran wins again............... Lovie777 Jun 15 #1
MUCH Bigger than that. This is a violation of the Law of the Seas, the foundation of ALL international trade. pat_k Jun 15 #9
Why hasn't the UN been acting to keep it open? MichMan Jun 15 #12
I don't actually know much about it, but FWIW, here's an AI summary. pat_k Jun 15 #13
Thanks for that MichMan Jun 15 #15
Well, we don't actually have any "official" confirmation of what the hell is in the MoU. pat_k Jun 15 #16
Hasn't Iran already been charging tolls for weeks now? MichMan Jun 15 #17
Yes. To date, I suppose the matter has been left as an issue between Iran and the nations paying the "fees" to work out. pat_k Jun 15 #18
Iran always wins with Republicans... LiberalArkie Jun 15 #10
Maybe they can call it a tariff /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 15 #2
Sounds like those states which brag about not having "taxes" but then have "fees" up the wazoo. RockRaven Jun 15 #3
Like my state.. Deuxcents Jun 15 #4
Thanks Donny. Nt BootinUp Jun 15 #5
Wonder what "fee" we are paying Jared for his "services." delisen Jun 15 #6
That's like saying admission is free/pay at the door... agingdem Jun 15 #7
VERY BIG DEAL. In agreeing, the felon sez to hell with the Law of the Seas on which international trade is based. pat_k Jun 15 #8
Strait of Hormuz is classified as an international strait under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea MichMan Jun 15 #11
The US caused this whole debacle and isn't doing anything. SunSeeker Jun 15 #19
That will jack prices at the pump by .50--1.00 per gallon Bengus81 Jun 15 #14
Not with a bang but a whimper. C Moon Jun 16 #20
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