2026-04-22 07:08 UTC
@ChrisMayLA6
By your logic France and Britain, or Denmark and Sweden, or ... could also impose shipping tolls. Apart from a war, the same logic applies.
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us 2026-04-22 08:05
@jwi Indeed, they *could* where they control territorial waters - of course there would be some associated (political & economics) costs, which is why its unlikely - Iran's balance of considerations are somewhat different. Of course, in purely economic terms, the optimal pricing is that which transfers costs to the beneficiary, and so one might argue tolling shipping lanes, where those lanes are territorial & patrolled by national navies could be a fair charge for lane use.