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And why fucking shouldn't they?
There is the notion of free passage on the seas. Imagine if every country could say “we’re enacting a toll on passage through our waters.” It would make maritime trade much more expensive and dangerous.
If Iran can do it, then Turkey can as well
And the UK. English Channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
If the Iranians who just surrendered can rake in billions in transit fees then so can we.
Except you won't rake in billions. It's Brexit all over again: whatever you gain with putting tariffs on shipping and shouting how powerful and important and independent you are, you'll lose manyfold in general trade benefits... Everyone loses, and EU freight will find another way, rail to Genova and sail through Gibraltar or Suez, for example.
It's a joke mate
Until some elected twat does it innit
Doubtful. More than likely the EU just pays or they go to war and occupy Britain. Billions either way.
And if Iran can do it and Britain could do it, then Spain can do it.
If rail could replace shipping, it’d have already done so. In Mexico they’ve proposed a rail line to bypass the Panama Canal and it’d do just a fraction of the Canal’s volume.
You don't own the channel, mate. UK gets a strip, france gets a strip, and the middle is international friggin waters
But it would be funny to watch you try
Its a fucking joke.
Jesus.
"I made a blank statement that was absolutely identical to those made in earnest by nutbag nationalists why did no one see i was joking???"
Remember your sarcasm and joke tags, kids
Should have been obvious
Numerous responses to it indicate otherwise.
Exactly. Or imagine if Indonesia and Malaysia go to warn over Malacca
Turkey has charged fees for passage through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles for a long time as far as I know. They just raised it by 15% like three days ago.
International law is whatever countries agree to. There was a notion that primary schools aren't legitimate missile targets, until, suddenly, they were. This is similar.
Right and both changes make things worse.
Does it? The 'anything goes on the high seas' system has led to anarchy and piracy. I don't know if Iran's approach is the solution, but there needs to be some regulation.
I’d like to imagine that MAGA didn’t elect King Dingleberry to be the fucker upper of all things but my imagefuckenator quit working on me!
This is more important than politics.
This is LOGISTICS
I'm quite sure that Russia cheered on Donvict because they were quite sure he'd be a wrecking ball to everything American.
Sure he's enriching himself and his shitty family and those around him all the way. But everything else in America is getting destroyed by this total asshole.
I'm sure Vlad has a good laugh about it every fucking day.
That free passage through territorial waters can be denied by a country if necessary for its own security.
And that is exactly what Iran is doing. Closing the Strait was the only way to stop the US bombing them.
is there no tolls to go through suez or panama?
There is for the Panama Canal for sure. To be fair, it isn't free to operate it, but at the same time there is a reason countries want to control waterways and it isn't as an act of charity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal
Lmao, they actually tolled him for swimming the canal? Incredible
Ass, grass, or wooden nickels, no one swims for free
Great example of inflation
That is different because they’re not natural waterways. If you’re saying any country can say “these waters are mine pay a toll” it’s basically back to privateers.