{"id":6345,"date":"2026-04-12T23:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6345"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:48:29","slug":"world-extortion-no-safe-passage-for-ships-paying-illegal-toll-at-hormuz-warns-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6345","title":{"rendered":"\u2018World extortion\u2019: No safe passage for ships paying \u2018illegal toll\u2019 at Hormuz, warns Trump\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>In a sharp escalation of rhetoric and proposed military action, former US President Donald Trump has declared that vessels paying what he described as \u201cillegal tolls\u201d to Iran will face interception, as tensions intensify over the security of the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p> <p>In posts on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran of attempting to exert unlawful control over one of the world\u2019s most critical maritime corridors, warning that any ship complying with such demands would be denied safe passage in international waters. \u201cNo one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,\u201d he said, framing the alleged move as a form of \u201cworld extortion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p>The remarks come alongside his announcement of a broader US naval response, including a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and operations to locate and destroy suspected sea mines. Trump said he had directed the United States Navy to interdict vessels linked to such payments and ensure the free flow of maritime traffic.\u00a0<\/p> <article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <article class=\"media media--type-ckeditor-image media--view-mode-image\"> <\/article> <\/article> <p>He further warned of severe retaliation against any hostile action. \u201cAny Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell,\u201d Trump stated, underscoring the hardline posture.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Trump also reiterated his long-standing position on Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions, asserting that recent diplomatic engagements had failed to secure commitments from Tehran. According to him, talks involving US representatives and Iranian officials made progress on several fronts but ultimately broke down over the nuclear issue.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage connecting the Persian Gulf to global shipping lanes, handles a substantial share of the world\u2019s oil exports. Any disruption \u2014 whether through military confrontation, mining, or restrictions on passage \u2014 has immediate implications for global energy markets and supply chains.<\/p> <\/div> <p>Hormuz crisis, US-Iran conflict, illegal toll warning, Donald Trump statement, maritime security threat, global shipping risk, oil route tensions, naval interception, geopolitical crisis, West Asia escalation#World #extortion #safe #passage #ships #paying #illegal #toll #Hormuz #warns #Trump1776008909<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a sharp escalation of rhetoric and proposed military action, former US President Donald Trump has declared that vessels paying what he described as \u201cillegal tolls\u201d to Iran will face interception, as tensions intensify over the security of the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0 In posts on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran of attempting to exert unlawful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[23239,23735,23733,23730,13877,19218,23736,23728,23729,23732,23731,9248,3618,2776,15564,1007,378,14494,326,23734,2557],"class_list":["post-6345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-donald-trump-statement","tag-extortion","tag-geopolitical-crisis","tag-global-shipping-risk","tag-hormuz","tag-hormuz-crisis","tag-illegal","tag-illegal-toll-warning","tag-maritime-security-threat","tag-naval-interception","tag-oil-route-tensions","tag-passage","tag-paying","tag-safe","tag-ships","tag-toll","tag-trump","tag-us-iran-conflict","tag-warns","tag-west-asia-escalation","tag-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}