‘Piracy’: Will Trump’s 20 percent Hormuz toll find takers?

US President Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of the naval blockade of Iran and the imposition of a 20% toll on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the US would become the 'guardian' of the waterway. According to Andreas Krieg, an expert at King's College London, the proposal looks more like an improvised political remark than a developed policy, and it misunderstands that the dispute is now about authority and prestige rather than revenue.