America refrains from paying its transit ships on Panama Channel

Following strong criticism from Washington for the management of the waterway in Benma, the US State Department announced that the US government ships will no longer be paid to cross the Panama channel.
In a publication on the X platform, the US State Department stated: “The Panama government agreed not to impose fees on the US government ships to cross the Panama channel, providing millions of dollars annually to the American government.”

Crossing American ships on Panama Channel

In his inauguration speech on January 20, US President Donald Trump said the United States’ right to Panama.
Since then, Trump has stated on several occasions that the United States should have control of this important waterway.
His Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, rejected these allegations, and Trump also claimed that China runs this important waterway in Central America, which was denied by Panama and China as well.

Great pressure on Panama

Panama is subjected to great pressure to make concessions, and Trump has not ruled out military action.
The 82 -km canal connects between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in Central America.
This channel was ran, at the beginning of the twentieth century by the American Army Engineers Corps.
On December 31, 1999, the United States handed over the management of the channel to Panama, the deal that was negotiated by the late US Democratic President Jimmy Carter.