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

AUSTRALIA

3 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CANADA

STATE

5 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CHINA

STATE

2 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

SOUTH KOREA

3 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED STATES

3 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

FRANCE

STATE

4 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

INDIA

3 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

IRAN

2 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

PAKISTAN

3 sources

Pakistan is gauging the erosion of the peace memorandum it brokered between Washington and TehranDominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

QATAR

STATE

2 sources

Doha condemns an escalation that directly affects its interests, between compromised mediation and a Qatari tanker targeted in the Strait of Hormuz.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED KINGDOM

2 sources

London condemns a dangerous mix of military coercion and trade bargaining in the Strait of Hormuz, while calling for an immediate return to diplomacy.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

RUSSIA

STATE

3 sources

Moscow denounces the double standard of Washington, which is waiving its tax on the Hormuz Strait while intensifying its blockade and strikes against IranDominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

SINGAPORE

2 sources

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.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media