U.S. President Donald Trump has swiftly backtracked his threat to impose a 20 percent fee on cargo that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, calling off the plan just a day after he announced it — and claiming that, in fact, he never supported such an idea. Instead of the proposed 20 percent fee, the U.S. will be granted economic deals with other countries in the region in exchange for…

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