Europe Capitulates, Sees Iranian Hormuz Fee Collection As 'Inevitable' 

Europe Capitulates, Sees Iranian Hormuz Fee Collection As 'Inevitable'  Europe capitulates at a moment Washington and Tehran (and possibly Oman) continue to be directly at odds over how future shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint will be administered. Bloomberg reports Thursday, "Some leading European powers now accept that ships transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, according to people familiar with the matter."...

By Tyler Durden