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SECURITYJun 2 · 07:15 UTCWAR ON THE ROCKSSujit Raman

The Toll Booth at the Throat of World Trade

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to foreign shipping in late February 2026, establishing a sovereign toll regime codified in law and priced in cryptocurrency. On May 18, Iran launched the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a state bureaucracy with a domain (pgsa.ir) and X account, delineating a 'management supervision area' and transit-permit scheme to control the strait.

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