EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 15 MIN
In the Strait of Hurmuz, Iran and China are charging tolls
from The Tara Show
In the Strait of Hormuz, tensions are mounting as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has begun imposing controversial tolls of up to $2 million per vessel, often requiring payment in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency. While President Trump publicly warned that these fees violate a fragile ceasefire and are "not the agreement we have," he also previously floated a potential "joint venture" to split such proceeds with Tehran. This burgeoning system—backed by Chinese financial rails—is drawing sharp rebukes from UN maritime agencies and global allies who view it as a dangerous threat to the long-standing principle of freedom of navigation.
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00:00 Okay, I hope the only reason we're talking this weekend to these people and I don't know why we're talking to these people, the Iranians, is so that we can regroup and prepare to take the straight of Hormuz. And I hope that we are just babbling to pass the time until we can get all the assets in place. I hope that's what's going on. 00:27 and that this will all make sense next week and I will come in here completely charged up because we have taken the straight. Because we have no choice right now. We have absolutely no choice. And look, the American media, don't even think has figured this out yet. And our media is really, they're really bad. And I think the liberal media spends so much time lying and repeating Democrat Party talking points, they don't actually figure out what's going on. 00:53 and the right-wing media is just, I mean, out to lunch on this, think. I'm just clueless, but Al Jazeera's got it right. And this is good. You're finally seeing it move more into bigger media. Headline, in the straight of horror moves, Iran and China. Thank you. Thank you. Iran and China. Not Iran is charging tolls. China is charging tolls. That's why the tolls are in Bitcoin or Yuan. 01:19 In the straight of Hormuz, Iran and China take aim at the US dollar hegemony. I was just telling you this at the break. Fox News is like, breaking news, it Trey Yanks. Iran's charging tolls. Breaking news? I had it a week and half ago. And I had the part about China is negotiating these tolls with countries. And China and Russia are moving assets in now. Because of course they are. We gave them a two week ceasefire to do it. So that was a, it was a blunder. It was a mistake. Everything else has gone really well with this war. 01:49 And we need to correct that mistake. And General Jack Keene is, he's bullish on that. He's like, you know, and he's on Fox News every day. And I'm hoping Trump at least sees him very gently saying, cause he doesn't want to embolden the enemy, we made a big mistake with the ceasefire. This is silly. We should have finished the war. Then we negotiate on our terms. He's saying, but look, we still have all the assets because guess what? We can take Cargile anytime we want. The problem with that is that, 02:17 a price will be extracted by the US media and Iran. But then I repeat myself, they're the same people. um If there's any loss of life. And I don't want there to be loss of life. Marines probably have to do it. My husband is a Marine. That causes me pain to even think about it. But we have no choice now. And we got to do it. So lance the boil and let's get on with it. That's the thing that scares me the most that Trump won't pull the trigger. 02:49 But you were saying, I mean, you we're talking back there. We always do a great show in the hallway. They should put... It's a little more candid sometimes, but anyway. Well, no, just uh repeat kind of what you said, because it was pretty good. All right. Well, I'm at a loss, though. I forgot what the point was that you were saying I was making. Oh, you were just saying, hey, listen, maybe this is all... Oh, yes. See, that's what always gets me about when I hear Donald Trump saying something that doesn't make any sense to me. I always wonder if this is not just being done for 03:18 you know, the media consumption or as a ruse to get you to look somewhere else while something else is being done. And, you know, there are so many moving parts here, Tara. I realize a lot of people think that maybe this two week ceasefire, which is not really a ceasefire, uh it is for apparently for the American forces, but not for the Iranians. uh Not only though, would we get a chance to sort of regroup and rearm, we can also watch what's going on. 03:47 because we know what the Russians and the Chinese and the North Koreans and the Iranians are doing cooperating. Our sources, Mossad with the Israelis, they all know what's going on. They've targe ...
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