https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0409/1567391-eu-slams-hormuz-toll-idea-urges-freedom-of-navigation/>The EU said today that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be ensured with "no payment or toll whatsoever", after Iran suggested it could charge for letting ships through.>A full reopening of the vital Gulf waterway remains a key point of contention as talks are due to start after Iran and the US announced a two-week ceasefire following over a month of hostilities.>"International law provides for the freedom of navigation, which means basically no payment or toll whatsoever," European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni told a press conference in Brussels.It's over for iran. Now they have no choice but to give up their ambitions of controlling the strait forever, because if they don't then the EU will make yet another statement calling iran big mean bullies, then iran will feel VERY bad about their illegal actions. Can the persian people endure such a horrible punishment?
The EU gives Africa money just for existing, why not Iran?
if europe gets that mad, im willing to just deal with the tolls and not buy anything
>>532828835>Muh international lawNo longer exists.Might makes right. And in the Persian gulf, Persia has the 'might'.UAE, Bahrain, etc exist only because they're allowed to exist.
>>532828835I wonder when people are going to wake up and realize the era of post-WW2 soft power nagging is fucking over. People also aren't scared of Europe anymore because they haven't had any empires in nearly 100 years.
>>532829439International law says the Straight of Hummus is entirely within Iranian and Omani territorial waters. They can do whatever the fuck they want with it. You can argue it was 'open' for all for free before, but so was Auschwitz. Gotta buy a ticket now, goy.
>>532828835Just pay in yuan, it's not a big deal
>evil jew doesn’t understand actual diplomacy
>>532829268Iran would give something in return, and EU would hate that.
