Gulf State leadership tried to dissuade Trump from implementing Hormuz tolls - report

US President Donald Trump gestures as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)

US President Donald Trump’s Monday announcement that the US would charge a fee for commercial vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz triggered a flurry of activity among Gulf State leadership and White House aides attempting to dissuade him from implementing the plan, according to a CNN report on Tuesday.

Several sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the US’s Gulf allies and many Trump aides were shocked when Trump, in a post on Truth Social, described the 20% fee on cargo as "necessary to do the job of providing safety and security” in the waterway.

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