The numbers tell the whole war.
Suez charges ships a fraction of one percent.
Iran is now demanding 5 to 7 PERCENT of everything passing through Hormuz, Oman is pitching 3, and at prewar traffic the high end works out to roughly $385 MILLION a day.
Parliament is going further, drafting fines up to 20 percent for violators and a rule barring any country that damaged Iran until compensation gets paid.
Larry Johnson's case for why those numbers make sense will stop you cold, capped by one line:
"I'm surprised they didn't charge 20%."
And the twist buried in the reporting?
Washington floated a 20 percent Hormuz fee itself last month before allies killed it.
Then the storm at home.
WaPo says the president confronted his own defense secretary at Camp David over the empty shelves, the White House calls it fake news, and a midnight post promised jail for "treasonous" leakers.
Larry's response: every number came from public congressional budgets anyone can read...
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