16x Higher Than Iran? UK Politician George Galloway Shreds Trump’s "Guardian of Hormuz" 20% Toll!

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High-profile British politician George Galloway has launched a scathing public critique against U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled maritime strategy, fiercely condemning the administration's proposed 20 percent transit levy on commercial vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz. Amplifying a wave of viral financial analyses circulating across global social media networks, Galloway ridiculed Trump's self-appointed title of "Guardian of the Hormuz Strait", pointing to calculations demonstrating that Washington's mandatory security tax scales up to sixteen times higher than the baseline transit fees previously sought by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The veteran political commentator accused the White House of exploiting regional naval volatility to execute a highly lucrative, protection-style corporate shakedown of international merchant fleets under the guise of freedom of navigation. As the United Nations' international shipping watchdogs echo concerns regarding the total absen

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