Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 4:54 PM EDT, June 20, 2026


TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Iran on Saturday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States on their interim agreement, not much likely will happen if the fighting doesn’t stop.

U.S. President Donald Trump, in response, threatened to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East.” His social media post underscored that the agreement calls for toll-free travel for 60 days. The announcements indicated a rough start to technical-level U.S.-Iran talks that key mediator Pakistan said will begin Sunday, with Qatari mediators also participating.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance left for Switzerland on Saturday evening, just as Iranian state TV posted video showing Iran’s negotiators arriving there. They include parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and central bank and oil officials, among others. The deal calls for billions of dollars of Iran’s assets to be unfrozen.

Talks were meant to start Friday, but the Iranians initially canceled their plans to attend because of escalating fighting in Lebanon. Negotiators for the U.S. and Qatar, with help from Iran, worked out an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah to tamp down hostilities, according to U.S. and regional officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-june-20-2026-6e23fb5f37e23427dbfc2bc80c59bda8

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GRIFT.

[agingdem]

1. Someone should tell the delusional clown he doesn't control the Strait..

And maybe he should just shut the fuck up…

[OldBaldy1701E]

32. Like that hasn't been going on since he got elected again.

But, no one will, so...

[FalloutShelter]

2. Wut?

[stopdiggin]

3. another 'statement' that is so far fetched as to be delusional

Illustrated by the absolutely negligible amount of shipping that the U.S. has managed to 'escort' through the Strait in the weeks and months that the conflict has waxed and waned.

"In short, Slobby ... Ya' ain't been able to do it up until now ... "

[tanyev]

4. "You're not charging tolls! I'M charging tolls! So there!"

[sheshe2]

5. Oh FFS!

[Johonny]

6. There is no way China is paying the US tolls

That is all.

[AZLD4Candidate]

7. How long before shithead TACOs again on this?

[Ray Bruns]

12. I give it 24 hours.

You know, when somebody gets around to explaining to him he doesn't have the power to do that.

[ImNotGod]

8. Taco tolls. nt

[C_U_L8R]

9. Who's paying his stupid tolls?

Probably us and our friends again.

[rubbersole]

10. Venmo Eric @ Cryptocon.Ineedahug

[wiggs]

11. I don't understand where the UN is in all this. Non-actor? nt

[LudwigPastorius]

30. The UN, like all of us, are just hoping that...

he takes a final bite of McDonalds then keels over and dies

[murielm99]

36. Everyone hoped that about my mom.

Her neighbors, law enforcement, whom she pestered with countless calls, her church, her family. She hung on until 95.

Don't get your hopes up.

[travelingthrulife]

33. Defensive organization, not offensive. Trump's doing this all on his own.

[cloudbase]

13. The Trump Organization will now be selling tags

that shipowners will affix to the ship's bridge to have the tolls automatically deducted from the company's account.

It will be called the Sleazy Tag.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

14. STFU

Lardass. You're just embarrassing yourself and America.

[ananda]

15. 60 days? What happened to two weeks?

!@#$%

[Bengus81]

16. The $14M grift on the reflecting pool is over,thinks this one will be his next

[AZ8theist]

17. "60 days, 2 weeks, soon, we'll see what happens"....

This baboon makes broken promises more often than I breathe.

When Dementia Donny Diaper-filler says something stupid like this, the one thing you can count on is not being able to count on it.

[azureblue]

18. like a yapping

little yorkie....

[OC375]

19. Doors can have locks two sides, like Germany after WWII. Surprised it took him this long to figure it out.

[riversedge]

20. "services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East."--so our military

is now the Guardian Angles (money from tolls).

holy moly!!

[slightlv]

22. Any and all money collected from "tolls" will automatically find its way

into trump's personal bank accounts somewhere in the world where WE can't reach it.

[bluestarone]

21. He knows NOTHING!!

Everyday he proves us right!! along with all his DUMB FUCKING FOLLOWERS!!

[YoshidaYui]

23. I CAN SEE IT NOW ; The Donald J. Trump TOLL BOOTH OF THE STRAIGHT HORMUZ

WATCH HIM BUILD IT ACROSS THE WATER, FOR ANOTHER 3 BILLION DOLLARS OF TAX PAYERS MONEY

[ananda]

24. Then it will be The Strait of Warm Dues

...

[jeffreyi]

25. Good luck with that one, cupcake.

Iran plays him like a cat batting a mouse around. All they have to do is sit tight and the u.s. economy crumbles.

[Katinfl]

38. And don't think they don't know it. That, and the mid terms coming up. They hold the cards.

[Permanut]

26. Genius.

I'm thinking about setting up my own toll booth on the I-5 freeway out of Portland. Say, five bucks a car, there must be 25,000 cars going throug there every day.

Why didn't I think of that before?

[Historic NY]

27. where's he putting the toll booth?

[0rganism]

28. Oh good lord, make it stop! Dude, you don't get to threaten shit now.

Has your stupid ass not been paying attention to the events of the last 3 months? Oh, what am I saying, of course not, this is all one big Adderall-fueled fever dream for the Dotard. No, no Dotard, threatening to pile on your own tariffs when you're ostensibly trying to bring global prices down and Iran can just shut off the whole thing at any time anyway is fucking delusional pre-object-permanence idea of the most hallucinated sort. That's the kind of grand strategy Walter White... wait, you think this is a TV show? You're getting the whole world to "break bad" with you? Iran is like Gus?

This bodes ill for all of us. Good night and good luck, I guess.

[travelingthrulife]

34. He's pissed because he made a fool of himself at the G7 meeting.

[LudwigPastorius]

29. "Guardian Angel" to the Middle East...

The Iraqis, Kurds, Palestinians, Lebanese, etc., etc. beg to differ.

[Skittles]

31. he's such a fucking embarrassment

fuck ANYONE who over voted for that fascist assclown piece of utter fucking SHIT, *FUCK YOU ALL*

[Wonder Why]

35. TACO time! Every day is becoming TACO day.

[Hugin]

37. Providing once and for all irrefutable evidence that he is a troll.

And not the lovable sort like Shrek, either.

[DallasNE]

39. Trump Always Uses The Same Formula

Whether it is Ukraine or Iran. Give everybody an ultimatum with a fairly short timeline. Then chicen out -- TACO. Fortunately, it didn't work in the Ukraine negotiations, and it will not work here either.

[PufPuf23]

40. Trump puts his own phantom tollbooth on the Hormuz

deluded to think he will find Rhyme and Reason.