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If implemented, this would set a major precedent. Instead of relying on the existing transit framework, Hormuz becomes a monetized chokepoint. There are dozens of narrow maritime passages worldwide, but only 7 are critical to global trade and energy flows. Are they next?

The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter
X.com
BREAKING: Iran is demanding a fee of 7% on all commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with Chinese and Russian vessels exempt from the fee, while Oman is discussing smaller fees of around 3% and the US wants no fees at all, per Reuters and an Iranian source.
A senior Iranian official says the proposed deal gives Iran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and is "one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran," meaning "the war launched by the United States and Israel in February had resulted in a major shift in the balance of regional power in Tehran's favour."
Another Iranian source however cautions that "the devil is in the details" and that "a single tweet from Trump could cause the whole thing to collapse."

"We'll see. We're in the middle of negotiations," says PM Mark Carney when asked if his govt will be able to fend off the latest 50% U.S. tariff threats against Canada. This comes as Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington for CUSMA trade talks. #cdnpoli

PM Mark Carney announces a new partnership with the City of Toronto to build 18 housing projects across the city. The federal government will invest over $2.7B to support the deal, which the prime minister says will deliver more than 5,600 rental homes. #cdnpoli | #TOpoli

Zelenskyy: “We understand how many missiles for air defense systems are available worldwide. And they are needed in Ukraine every day – every day, we have to defend ourselves against these Russian strikes. If each of our partner countries helps us now, it will save many lives.”

Ontario is facing a humanitarian crisis. People sleeping on sidewalks, open drug use, mental health crises happening in plain sight. And while this government finds billions for scandalous priorities and half-baked projects, communities are left begging for basic support.

This is genuinely astonishing: a piece by the Globe and Mail’s editorial board lamenting the “new normal” of wildfires and summer smoke and no mention whatsoever of a) climate change, or b) the burning of fossil fuels that causes it. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Globe editorial: A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fear

The carefree feeling of summers past has been incinerated as wildfires rage across the country

theglobeandmail.com

EU will release €1.4B generated from profits on frozen Russian sovereign assets following Russia’s attacks on Kyiv. ~95% of the funds will be used to repay G7 and EU loans already provided to Ukraine, while €70M will go directly toward military assistance through the European Peace Facility 🧵

Canada and UAE have concluded negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) — fastest trade deal negotiated by the two countries. PM Carney and President Sheikh Mohamed also agreed to deepen cooperation on energy, critical minerals, infrastructure, AI, and regional security.

An oil spill caused by leakage from a UK-sanctioned tanker grounded for weeks off Oman appears to be expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and far out to sea, according to experts and satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press.

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