Europe Accepts Iranian Hormuz Tolls as Inevitable, Demands Non-Discrimination
🇪🇺 HORMUZ — Europe just accepted the toll; now it's haggling over the rate. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Europe conceding toll legitimacy removes Washington's last allied partner contesting Iranian Strait Authority. The non-discrimination demand is tactical — Brussels isn't fighting the toll, it's asking China and Russia to split the cost. For Tehran, this is the normalization signal it needed: the toll survives Doha. Washington now stands alone in framing it as illegal.
