While U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would impose 20% of the value of all cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz as a “safety fee,” an analysis showed that the cost would amount to about 45 billion won per super-large oil tanker. Iran also supported President Trump's plan to collect security fees and argued that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz should pay tolls. On the 13th (local time), Bloomberg News reported that based on the current international oil price of about $80 per barrel, the toll for one very large oil tanker (VLCC) capable of carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil will amount to $30 million (about 45 billion won). Iran has been charging $2 million (about 3 billion won) for the same Strait of Hormuz toll. Tolls in the United States are 15 times higher than in Iran. A shipping industry official, who requested anonymity, harshly criticized the U.S. toll policy in Bloomberg, calling it “no different from highway robbery.” Moreover, in recent years regarding President Trump's toll policy,