by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:
Everyone has been waiting to see what Iran’s plan for the Strait of Hormuz was going to look like, and now we know. President Trump and his team were hoping that the Iranians would agree to allow commercial vessels to freely travel through the Strait of Hormuz, but that was never going to happen, and that should be very clear to everyone at this stage. Iran’s plan will permanently ban any ships belonging to the U.S., Israel and other “hostile” nations from ever passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Other nations that have “caused damage” to Iran will be forced to pay compensation if they wish to travel through the Strait. The Trump administration can never accept this plan, and neither can the rest of the world. So there will be more war, and that is really bad news for all of us.
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Yesterday, when I wrote that “the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened” a lot of people thought that I was nuts.
But that is literally Iran’s plan.
Iran intends to permanently control the Strait. Nations that are “hostile” to Iran such as the United States and Israel will be permanently blocked from passing through, while other nations that have “harmed” Iran will be forced to pay compensation…
But the Iranian state news agency Fars on Thursday published an initial draft plan that placed much more restrictive conditions on ship traffic through Hormuz. The plan is under review by an Iranian parliamentary committee, according to Fars.
Under the apparent draft, Iran would ban U.S. and Israeli ships from transiting the strait. Other nations that have harmed Iran would not be allowed to transit until compensation is paid, according to the draft. Tehran would impose penalties on violators equivalent to 20% of the value of cargo aboard a ship.
That summary from CNBC is pretty good, but it left out some of the details.
The following is a machine translation of a summary of the plan that was originally published by Iran’s Fars news agency…
- The passage of vessels belonging to the United States, Israelis and other hostile countries through the Strait of Hormuz will be prohibited.
- Ships related to Israel, whether military or civilian, will not have the right to transit through this area.
- Vessels or cargoes that play a role in actions against the Resistance Front will also be subject to the ban.
- Countries and individuals that have caused damage to Iran will not receive permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf until compensation is paid.
- Heavy fines, including up to 20% of the value of the goods, will be imposed on violators. The cargo is anticipated.
- The government will be required, in cooperation with the armed forces, to assume responsibilities such as guiding navigation, monitoring vessel traffic, and protecting the security and environment of the Persian Gulf.
- This plan is still in the expert review stage, and the parliament has asked experts to submit their suggestions for completing it.
Wow.
The Iranians are really going for it.
I think that they really believe that they can force President Trump to accept this.
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