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Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime (apnews.com)

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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 12 points 3 weeks ago

The kingdom of Denmark was originally built using this strategy, taxing all ships passing to and from the Baltic Sea for about 400 years. It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them.