Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain open but will operate under new conditions, including transit fees, according to remarks attributed to Iran’s ambassador to Moscow. The envoy was quoted saying that navigation through the strait will continue while fees would be set under an arrangement involving Iran and Oman. The statement frames the change as a mechanism that will govern future transit rather than an interruption of shipping.
The reporting also indicates the comments are made against a backdrop of international concern about the strategic waterway, through which a significant share of global oil and shipping traffic passes. While the quoted remarks describe the strait’s openness as continuing, they do not provide further detail in the excerpts on how the fees would be implemented, who would pay them, or when the proposed system would start. The sources presented focus on the assertion that Iran and Oman would determine the conditions for transit while keeping the passage available to vessels.
