US, Oman Urge Iran Against Strait of Hormuz Tolls; Tehran Rejects Asset Release Offer

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, The United States and Oman are reportedly employing various diplomatic avenues to convince Iran against levying tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a claim published by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal. In this context, the United States has put forward a proposal to release a portion of Iran’s approximately $100 billion in overseas assets. The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has rejected this offer.

Bloomberg News reported today in relation to these developments that several key European countries have agreed with the idea of their ships paying tolls to Iran and Oman during passage through the Strait of Hormuz. These nations believe that such payments are unavoidable in the aftermath of the aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran. Furthermore, some Arab officials from Persian Gulf littoral states, while maintaining different official stances, are unofficially pursuing this concept.

According to the report, the exact amount of fees that countries will pay for passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains undetermined. However, European nations have requested Iranian and Omani officials to avoid discrimination among ships based on their nationality. Oman informed European officials last week that a return to the pre-war status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is not feasible. Vessels transiting this waterway may face charges related to services for pollution control within the strait and navigation fees.