Iran…Trump…Conflict/War…Evening…5/14/2026….Iran ‘Tolls’ Policy for ship’s passing thru the Strait?

Iran is working on its ‘protection’ policy for the Strait of Hormuz safe passage of ships…

(There HAVE Bewen ship”s Safely   passing thru with Iran’s Ok)

Iran is looking for more weapons internationally….

It has been receiving satellite imagery support from Russia ….

American President Trump is busy in China….

The Media coverage of the Iran conflict has fallen to the wayside ….

 

One wonders what Trump is gonna do with ALL the military assets Hegseth has assembled for the Middle East….

The US Senate has made it known that any request for Iran action money will HAVE to be AFTER the generals and Defense Dec meet their approval in candor and Trump somehow give a answer on WTF is a doable goal against Iran…

That said?

Congress has NOT voted to invoke the “War Powers Act’ that would legally require Trump to come before Congress for approval of his action’s going forward….

The Constitution says ONLY Congress can declare a war after 60 days of hostilities…..

So Far?

It’s been 75 days…..

 

ISW….Iran Update Special Report, May 14, 2026

1. Iran may be prioritizing upholding the “legitimacy” of its claims to the Strait of Hormuz over toll collection at this time. This prioritization helps Iran encourage states to implicitly recognize its control over the strait while avoiding international concerns over paying the Iranians and incurring sanctions risk. Legitimizing any aspect of Iranian control over the strait, with or without tolls, is unacceptable due to the precedent it sets.
2. Iran is likely prioritizing the implementation of the protocol over the tolls at this time in order to present itself as a reasonable actor that is willing to “open” the strait to “free” travel without tolls. Recognizing Iran’s protocol — which bars certain countries from accessing the strait and not others based on their behavior — is unacceptable because it implies that the Strait of Hormuz is sovereign Iranian territory. The PRC only explicitly opposes the toll system and the Iranian “blockade,” but has not explicitly opposed Iranian claims to sovereignty, for example.
3. PRC companies have been reportedly discussing arms sales routed via third-party countries with Iranian officials, but currently it is unclear to what extent PRC officials have decided to approve these sales and subsequent weapons shipments, according to New York Times reporting on May 13 that cited US officials.