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tolls The US has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions if they pay Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz
ships paying tolls or fees to Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz could face US sanctions
sanctions. ## ‘Target all financial lifelines’ In early April, Iranian authorities said they would ask oil ships seeking passage through the Strait of Hormuz to pay a toll
sanctions and the dollar tracking system. Hamidreza Haji-Babaei, second deputy speaker of Iran’s parliament, said on Thursday that the first revenue from tolls collected on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz
sanctions. The strait of Hormuz alone accounts for 11% of global maritime trade and a third of all seaborne oil. Malley said he did not think a toll system would be sustainable, but added: “Iran
shipping companies that paid tolls to Iran for passage through the strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organisations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, would risk punitive sanctions
toll of a parallel system Despite the intense military pressure, energy carriers dominated the traffic, with 68 ships (36.2 percent) transporting crude oil, petroleum products and gas. Ten of these tankers were directly linked
sanctions. However, in 2018, during his first term, Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA despite the IAEA saying Iran had complied with the agreement up to that point. ### Strait of Hormuz Access
Strait of Hormuz must reopen immediately “without restrictions and without tolling”, European Council President Antonio Costa said after talks with leaders from Lebanon and Syria. - **‘Diplomacy is not closed’ between Iran and US:** Al Jazeera
tolls in the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/24/iran-iraq-tanker-war-redux-why-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-is-different) had no basis in international law and would set a dangerous precedent. “If you can do it in the Strait of Hormuz
toll. On March 26, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iran’s state TV: “The Strait of Hormuz, from our perspective, is not completely closed. It is closed only to enemies. There
toll for vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca – inspired by Iran’s moves in the Strait of Hormuz – it set off alarm bells among insurers and Asian importers. While Indonesia quickly walked back
sanctions on Iranian ports would remain until Tehran agrees to a peace deal. - Daniel Benaim, former deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Peninsula affairs, said the US has fallen short of its key aims
toll for shipping,” Geist Pinfold noted, calling this “completely different to the demands of the US on paper but also the demands of the US’s regional allies like the Gulf states and Israel
sanctioned Elpis, transited the strait on Tuesday and may have come from the Iranian port of Bushehr, according to MarineTraffic. The tracking data showed the vessel stationary on the eastern side of the strait
tolls, Iran has continued to send its own ships [exporting oil.](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape) Iran’s oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz account for about 80 percent of its total exports. According to Kpler, a trade
strait of Hormuz? Should there be a long-term procedure whereby any ship that passes through would have to pay a toll or seek permission from Iran?” he says. But, as all recent American presidents
Strait of Hormuz during a call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. ## War diplomacy - **Round two of talks:** The US is discussing holding a second round of peace talks with Iran and is optimistic about
sanctions on Tehran, adding "none of us want to see a nuclear-armed Iran." --- ### **High jet fuel prices squeeze airlines** Meanwhile, the war and strait blockade are continuing to rattle global markets and push
sanctions regime that, frankly, I think will outlast Trump’s patience and the patience of the American people,” he said. “Remember, this isn’t just about moving soldiers and ships and planes around