US President Trump declared defiantly Wednesday that Iran is not charging fees for transiting the Strait of Hormuz. He did not mention, however, Iran’s plans to manage traffic through the vital shipping route in conjunction with Oman in the future – which Tehran and Muscat have said could involve “costs” for shippers.
“Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, adding: “If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately!”
Under the memorandum of understanding signed by Mr. Trump and his Iranian counterpart last week, Tehran agreed to allow ships to transit the strait with no charge during the 60-day negotiation period currently underway.
The memorandum of understanding calls for Iran to “conduct dialogue with the sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz,” and specifies that any new system must be in line with applicable international laws. It does not explicitly bar Iran from charging fees for passage in the future, however, which Tehran has said for weeks that it will do, though not during the current 60 days of negotiations with the U.S.
On Tuesday, Iran and Oman reiterated that the two nations were hashing out plans to jointly manage commercial shipping in the strait going forward, and they said services they provide to vessels would have “costs associated.”
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