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Trump Reinstates 20% Hormuz Toll and Port Blockade Hours After Dropping Both

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Trump Reinstates 20% Hormuz Toll and Port Blockade Hours After Dropping Both

🛢️ HORMUZ — The toll Trump killed yesterday just came back to life. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Trump scrapped the 20% toll for Gulf investment deals yesterday — today it's reinstated with a port blockade. The 24-hour reversal signals pressure sequencing before Thursday's address, not coherence. Asian importers who rerouted now face enforcement uncertainty. Gulf states that offered contracts expecting the fee dead are inside a blockade they never priced.

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