Trump Drops Strait of Hormuz Toll as Blockade and Strikes on Iran Resume

Germany

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4 SOURCES

Germany denounces the unilateral stance of Washington on the Strait of Hormuz, but is primarily concerned about the continued military escalation against Iran.

Australia

3 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Canberra is sending a mixed signal: relief over the rollback of the Hormuz tax, but concern about the military escalation that threatens its trade routes to Asia.

Brazil

4 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Brasília views Trump's retreat on the Ormuz toll as a symptom of a bogged-down war, between a surge in oil prices and Gulf allies facing headwinds.

Canada

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5 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Ottawa is gauging the risk of escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US push for a maritime toll is meeting resistance from continued strikes and a blockade against Iran.

China

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2 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Beijing is assessing the strategic cost of the US reversal on the Strait of Hormuz, between the failed toll on the Gulf and strikes now targeting the land corridors connecting Iran to Central Asia, Russia, and China.

South Korea

3 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Seoul is cautiously watching the shift in Washington's stance on the Strait of Hormuz, fearing direct consequences for its energy imports and merchant fleet.

Egypt

2 SOURCES

Gulf allies and regional mediators · 4 of 19 countries

Cairo walks a fine line between showing solidarity with its Gulf neighbors and calling for de-escalation, as the US expands its strikes against Iran.

Spain

3 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Madrid is deciphering a new move by Trump, who is dropping his 20% tariff on Hormuz in favor of investment agreements with the Gulf while intensifying strikes against Iran.

United States

3 SOURCES

Washington, pragmatic arbiter · 1 of 19 countries

The United States government leans in favor of investment agreements rather than a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, following urgent appeals from Gulf monarchies.

France

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4 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Paris is gauging the dual shift in Washington's stance on the Strait of Hormuz, caught between a tight oil market and reconfigured Gulf alliances.

India

3 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

New Delhi is facing a dual shock, both economic and human, as the escalation between Washington and Tehran threatens its crude oil imports and has already claimed the life of an Indian sailor.

Iran

2 SOURCES

Powers critical of Washington · 2 of 19 countries

Tehran disputes the American calculation on the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the role of historical "guardian" of the passage amid the resumption of strikes and the blockade.

Italy

4 SOURCES

Rome views the latest U-turn by Trump on the Strait of Hormuz as a symptom of an erratic policy that threatens European energy markets.

Pakistan

3 SOURCES

Gulf allies and regional mediators · 4 of 19 countries

Pakistan is gauging the erosion of the peace memorandum it brokered between Washington and Tehran

Qatar

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2 SOURCES

Gulf allies and regional mediators · 4 of 19 countries

Doha condemns an escalation that directly affects its interests, between compromised mediation and a Qatari tanker targeted in the Strait of Hormuz.

United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

London condemns a dangerous mix of military coercion and trade bargaining in the Strait of Hormuz, while calling for an immediate return to diplomacy.

Russia

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3 SOURCES

Powers critical of Washington · 2 of 19 countries

Moscow denounces the double standard of Washington, which is waiving its tax on the Hormuz Strait while intensifying its blockade and strikes against Iran

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Economies dependent on the strait, energy and trade framing · 10 of 19 countries

Singapore is gauging the maritime fallout from the issue with the caution of a city-state that thrives on trade passing through its strategic straits.

Turkey

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3 SOURCES

Gulf allies and regional mediators · 4 of 19 countries

Ankara is gauging the fallout of a blockade that threatens the freedom of navigation in strategic straits, a sensitive issue for a country that guards the Bosphorus.