Iran Says it Will Charge Hormuz Fees And Rejects US Maritime Plan

Tehran Defies Washington Over Strait Charges

Iran has insisted it will impose new charges on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, setting up a fresh dispute with the United States as negotiations continue over a permanent settlement following months of conflict.

Speaking at the World Peace Forum in Beijing, Iran's ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, said Tehran was working with Oman on new arrangements governing one of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes.

"As a country where Hormuz is part of its territorial waters, we will definitely charge service fees," he said.

The ambassador stressed the payments would be for security, supervision and environmental management rather than transit tolls, although he acknowledged that all commercial shipping would be affected.

'Friendly' Nations Could Receive Discounts

Rahmani Fazli suggested countries that supported Iran during its recent conflict with the United States and Israel could receive preferential treatment.

"We will definitely consider special treatment for the countries that were friendly to us and stood by us during the hard times," he said.

Iran argues the proposed charges would help finance maritime security, vessel monitoring and responses to environmental risks created by the enormous volume of tanker traffic passing through the narrow waterway.

The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil and liquefied natural gas exports, making any change to its operation closely watched by global energy markets.

US Rejects Any Payment Scheme

The proposal directly conflicts with the position outlined by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio has said any final agreement between Washington and Tehran must prohibit Iran from charging vessels for passage through the Strait, dismissing Tehran's distinction between "service fees" and transit tolls.

An interim understanding reached after the recent conflict allows commercial vessels to pass free of charge for 60 days while negotiators seek a broader agreement.

What happens after that temporary period expires remains one of the key unresolved issues in the talks.

Shipping Corridor Remains Flashpoint

The latest comments come amid growing debate inside Iran over the future management of the Strait of Hormuz.

Hardline politicians and media outlets have criticised recent negotiations with Washington, claiming international shipping is increasingly using routes closer to Oman under U.S. naval protection, reducing Iran's influence over the waterway.

Iranian officials reject suggestions that Tehran has surrendered control but continue to insist that future maritime arrangements must recognise what they describe as Iran's sovereign responsibilities in the Strait.

New IRGC Navy Chief Issues Warning

Separately, Iran's newly appointed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy commander, Ali Ozmaei, issued a strongly worded warning directed at both the United States and Israel.

Speaking during state funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Ozmaei declared that "divine retribution" against what he called the "terrorist US" and the "illegitimate Zionist regime" was "not far away."

Ozmaei, who is believed to have succeeded the late Alireza Tangsiri after his death during the conflict, accused Washington and Israel of believing they could halt Iran's path through military action.

His remarks underscore that, despite the current ceasefire and ongoing diplomacy, tensions remain high. While negotiators continue working toward a permanent agreement covering Iran's nuclear programme and regional security, disputes over the Strait of Hormuz—and increasingly confrontational rhetoric from both sides—highlight how fragile the current truce remains.

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Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job which they'd be only too

happy to oblige, the Iranians are not to be trusted in any agreement, right now, they are looking to get

some money back but they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

16 minutes ago, ezzra said:

they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

Well you got that bit right.

Once the US and it's master are removed from the area..the long long process of reconciliation can begin.

21 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job which they'd be only too

happy to oblige, the Iranians are not to be trusted in any agreement, right now, they are looking to get

some money back but they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

If Trump could have "finished the job," he would have done so a long time ago. It can't and won't happen. All the recent threats are nothing more than bluster. Iran knows this. Maybe they'll make a deal the USA can live with, or maybe not. But the world economy is only a few weeks away from a humanitarian catastrophe if the straight doesn't open soon. Meanwhile, Trump is throwing parties.

and that means another loss for the master of the losses... retaliation should be expected from Iran, the USA and his gulf allies will suffer from Trump stupidity

2 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

and that means another loss for the master of the losses... retaliation should be expected from Iran, the USA and his gulf allies will suffer from Trump stupidity

It really is a serious situation. Whether Trump realizes this, I'm not sure. One would think he would read some of the online commentary late at night and realize the regional and global consequences.

31 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job which they'd be only too

happy to oblige, the Iranians are not to be trusted in any agreement, right now, they are looking to get

some money back but they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

1.What precisely do you mean by " finish the job"??

2. And why Iran can trust America?

3. Who started that war? And why?

Enlighten me

36 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job which they'd be only too

happy to oblige, the Iranians are not to be trusted in any agreement, right now, they are looking to get

some money back but they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

I think you meant avenge and I believe your analysis is correct. As much as I admire President Trump for his policies and Making America Great Again, I think it is a mistake to not totally wipe out any possibility of Iran controlling the Hormuz strait. Better to annihilate Iran now before the possibility of the socialist, commie loving Democrats possibly taking over the House and imposing their left wing globalist ideology on the good legal citizens of the United States.

let's end the week end with some interesting points from the gulf states as they are absolutely NOT happy with Trump's disgraced deal, now they are "forced" to maintain diplomatic talks with Iran and to make things worse, Trump is thinking about removing US military from some of their military bases, for them it's all losses and more losses

Gulf states in a bind over Iran’s grip on Hormuz, US troop removal talks

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/gulf-states-in-a-bind-over-iran-s-grip-on-hormuz-us-troop-removal-talks/ar-AA274pAm?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=6a4714ecfd82440c858272957d09d937&ei=74

I don't think Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar or Iraq will agree to that and the USA will definitely not agree. Looks like Iran will have to forget that idea of get the crap bombed out of it.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job

He couldn't.

Israel couldn't either.

Iran dug in w/ plenty missiles & drones.

Was there a service fee before Trump bombed Iran.....or was it totally free?

17 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

I don't think Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar or Iraq will agree to that and the USA will definitely not agree. Looks like Iran will have to forget that idea of get the crap bombed out of it.

But it is already totally destroyed according to 'someone'

Gulf states have (mostly)

realized that the US bases on their territory are not protecting them

just Israel,now that Iran has destroyed most of those bases it's unlikely they will be rebuilt.

2 minutes ago, johng said:

But it is already totally destroyed according to 'someone'

Gulf states have (mostly)

realized that the US bases on their territory are not protecting them

just Israel,now that Iran has destroyed most of those bases it's unlikely they will be rebuilt.

I think you will find that "someone" is wrong.

Someone's always wrong 😋

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Trump will be very, very sorry he didn't finish the job, worrying about upcoming elections and trying

to save his backside, and by that, also stopped Israel from finishing the job which they'd be only too

happy to oblige, the Iranians are not to be trusted in any agreement, right now, they are looking to get

some money back but they will never forget what Israel and the US did to them, and they will avange.

Hey, Israel bailed only two weeks in, leaving Trump holding the bag. Funny, Israel wasn't invited to the peace negotiations, eh?

Israel can "finish the job" without us.

If the US allows us to sell weapons to a 'death cult', fine, but not one red cent for Israel. Sink or swim.

2 hours ago, johng said:

Well you got that bit right.

Once the US and it's master are removed from the area..the long long process of reconciliation can begin.

Frankly, I doubt it, the reconciliation bit. Israel attacked Iran. Israel has no plan to play nice. Hezbollah was stupidly left off the peace negotiations. IMV, that was THE most important point. Should have been for Israel, too.

The Strait is 24 miles wide. Iran on one side, Oman on the other. When countries border waterways, normal practice is to agree on the middle.

Iran should charge tolls and share them with Oman. And the US should butt out, none of our business.

should have bombed terhan to rubble ,its pretty untouched so iran thinks they won

2 hours ago, MIke B Bad said:

Was there a service fee before Trump bombed Iran.....or was it totally free?

law ofinternational water ways covers it

7 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

law of international water ways covers it

Well, it did before some moron tore up the treaty and bombed a school. They will not be back to the table until Bibi and his bootlicker are gone.

3 hours ago, johng said:

Well you got that bit right.

Once the US and it's master are removed from the area..the long long process of reconciliation can begin.

Reconciliation with whom? Iran has been in a cold war with the USA since 1979 and needs to keep the USA and Israel as a unifying enemy for the country, otherwise it will have to address the growing social problems and mismanaged economy. It has been trying to impose fees on the waterway for a longtime, penalizing the arab oil producers who must pass. The Gulf arabs have been bullied and extorted by Iran for years. Qatar paid blood money, UAE and KSA refused. It was one of the many reasons why the Gulf Arabs turned on Qatar a few years ago and blocked Qatar Airways from overflights, as punishment.

THe Straits are an international waterway and Iran has no legal right to demand payment. If allowed, it will set an expensive precedent that you would probably be the first to complain about. If the Gulf Arabs go to war with Iran, and they just might if pushed, the oil sector in the region would be laid to waste and the world would be plunged into an economic recession. The Gulf Arabs are content to let Israel do their dirty work and take the heat in the interim.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The Strait is 24 miles wide. Iran on one side, Oman on the other. When countries border waterways, normal practice is to agree on the middle.

Iran should charge tolls and share them with Oman. And the US should butt out, none of our business.

Now you are a self appointed expert in International law. There is no end to your expertise. The straits are an international waterway.They are not a canal or inland waterway that passes through a country (e.g. Suez Canal or St. Lawrence Seaway).

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Strait of Hormuz is an international strait where all ships enjoy a right of transit passage that coastal states cannot suspend.

While parts of the strait pass through Iranian territorial waters, the main traffic separation scheme lies within Omani waters. Traffic separation schemes are routes established by the International Maritime Organisation to safely manage traffic in busy chokepoints. Think of them as recommended roadways.

Iran could not lawfully impose a toll on transit passage.

- Amirhosein Khorgooi

The Iran Islamic Republic is a signatory and beneficiary of this Convention.

A more detailed explanation of why Iran cannot charge tolls is provided here,

https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/can-iran-really-impose-tolls-on-strait-of-hormuz-passage

24 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Now you are a self appointed expert in International law. There is no end to your expertise. The straits are an international waterway.They are not a canal or inland waterway that passes through a country (e.g. Suez Canal or St. Lawrence Seaway).

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Strait of Hormuz is an international strait where all ships enjoy a right of transit passage that coastal states cannot suspend.

While parts of the strait pass through Iranian territorial waters, the main traffic separation scheme lies within Omani waters. Traffic separation schemes are routes established by the International Maritime Organisation to safely manage traffic in busy chokepoints. Think of them as recommended roadways.

Iran could not lawfully impose a toll on transit passage.

- Amirhosein Khorgooi

The Iran Islamic Republic is a signatory and beneficiary of this Convention.

A more detailed explanation of why Iran cannot charge tolls is provided here,

https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/can-iran-really-impose-tolls-on-strait-of-hormuz-passage

Since when does anyone pay any attention to detail these days? Countries obey International law when it suits their purposes. Otherwise, NO.

50 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Reconciliation with whom? Iran has been in a cold war with the USA since 1979 and needs to keep the USA and Israel as a unifying enemy for the country, otherwise it will have to address the growing social problems and mismanaged economy. It has been trying to impose fees on the waterway for a longtime, penalizing the arab oil producers who must pass. The Gulf arabs have been bullied and extorted by Iran for years. Qatar paid blood money, UAE and KSA refused. It was one of the many reasons why the Gulf Arabs turned on Qatar a few years ago and blocked Qatar Airways from overflights, as punishment.

THe Straits are an international waterway and Iran has no legal right to demand payment. If allowed, it will set an expensive precedent that you would probably be the first to complain about. If the Gulf Arabs go to war with Iran, and they just might if pushed, the oil sector in the region would be laid to waste and the world would be plunged into an economic recession. The Gulf Arabs are content to let Israel do their dirty work and take the heat in the interim.

Iran was never our enemy! But we can't seem to stay out of their business. The US wanted regime change and got it. Now they want regime change back!

Qatar has the Hamas leadership. Iran will just keep being Iran until it isn't. We should stay out of it. None of our business. We aren't the world police.

45 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Now you are a self appointed expert in International law. There is no end to your expertise. The straits are an international waterway.They are not a canal or inland waterway that passes through a country (e.g. Suez Canal or St. Lawrence Seaway).

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Strait of Hormuz is an international strait where all ships enjoy a right of transit passage that coastal states cannot suspend.

While parts of the strait pass through Iranian territorial waters, the main traffic separation scheme lies within Omani waters. Traffic separation schemes are routes established by the International Maritime Organisation to safely manage traffic in busy chokepoints. Think of them as recommended roadways.

Iran could not lawfully impose a toll on transit passage.

- Amirhosein Khorgooi

The Iran Islamic Republic is a signatory and beneficiary of this Convention.

A more detailed explanation of why Iran cannot charge tolls is provided here,

https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/can-iran-really-impose-tolls-on-strait-of-hormuz-passage

What you, and Middle East Journal, are saying is that Iran cannot legally charge tolls. But it certainly can, and is, on a practical level. And I trust, sharing the bounty with Oman.

Iran is not the only country by any means to flout its signature on UN conventions.

1 hour ago, 3NUMBAS said:

should have bombed terhan to rubble ,its pretty untouched so iran thinks they won

They did...

who cares what they say lol

On 7/5/2026 at 6:09 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

What you, and Middle East Journal, are saying is that Iran cannot legally charge tolls. But it certainly can, and is, on a practical level. And I trust, sharing the bounty with Oman.

Iran is not the only country by any means to flout its signature on UN conventions.

If Iran tries to charge a toll for passage in an International Waterway, then it is effectively engaged in extortion, and a form of maritime piracy that targets the Gulf Arabs. Your excuse is to now say that if it shares with Oman it will be ok. That would still not make it right.

Your argument is incredibly stupid. The argument can then be applied in the Straits of Malacca and Bab el Mandeb passage. Apply tolls there, and watch the local economies suffer and the oil and gas market prices increase. If the Iranians can do it, then Sweden and Denmark should do it for their narrow waterways, the Baltic states can apply it to the entry of the Baltic sea. South Africa could apply a toll to the vessels transiting the Cape of Good Hope. The UK could do similar in the English Channel, or at Gibraltar and cripple the North African and Southern European economies.

Iran can try to impose its extortion. The world will not accept it. The OAU, India and others have already made their views known. The Arabs will not accept it either.

On 7/5/2026 at 6:04 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

Iran was never our enemy! But we can't seem to stay out of their business. The US wanted regime change and got it. Now they want regime change back!

Qatar has the Hamas leadership. Iran will just keep being Iran until it isn't. We should stay out of it. None of our business. We aren't the world police.

You are not the world police. You are a Canadian exploiting a Canadian passport while living in Thailand after years of contributing nothing of concrete value to the country. You have not participated in any national conflict, or peacekeeping initiative, so don't carry on about "world police". You push politically motivated lecture, that should bave been left in the 1970's. Your attitude helped create 14 million refugees in the Syrian war. Hundreds of thousands died. Millions of refugees poured into the west and disrupted their social order. That's what inaction gives.

You should be ashamed of yourself. Iran murdered 55 Canadian citizens and 30 Canadian permanent residents when it shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on January 8, 2020. Iran refused to co-operate with the investigation. Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi was savagely tortured and beaten to death by the Iranian state. World renowned environmental scientist Dr. Kavous Seyed-Emami and Canadian citizen was arrested and killed by the Iranian regime. Retired sociology professor Homa Hoodfar was arrested and tortured by the Iranian state all because she was suspected of being a feminist. She was a Canadian citizen visiting family. And many others have been detained, and harmed by the regime.

And now the iranian government has been caught inciting terrorism in Canada. Its operatives were identified in the recent attack on the US consulate in Toronto and in hate attacks on the Canadian jewish community such as arson at jewish religious locations. Canada had done nothing to Iran, but was an easy soft target. And here you come to claim Iran was never an enemy. You are in effect an enabler of terrorism and there's as much blood on your hands as those of the Iranian agents who tortured and murdered "enemies" of the Islamic revolution.

Edited July 6Jul 6 by Patong2021