US EditionIran considers levying transit fees on ships in Hormuz Strait, lawmaker says
Iran plans tolls on ships in the Strait of Hormuz to assert control and generate revenue amid reduced traffic and selective passage rules, officials said.
- On Thursday, Iranian lawmakers proposed a plan to impose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, aiming to monetize Tehran's control over the critical waterway.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that maritime traffic would 'not return to its pre-war status,' reflecting Tehran's intent to establish new maritime restrictions following US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
- Tehran lawmaker Somayeh Rafiei said countries must pay taxes for strait transit, asserting 'The security of the strait will be established with strength, authority and grandeur by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and countries must pay a tax in return.'
- Iranian forces have restricted transit for vessels linked to war adversaries while allowing friendly ships to pass, warning they would block ships from countries joining the 'aggression' against the Islamic Republic.
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Transit Fees on Strait of Hormuz: To put pressure on the US, Iran is considering charging a toll tax on crossing the Hormuz route, which means Iran wants to cash this route strategically. Approximately 20 percent of the world's oil and gas is supplied through this route.
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According to Mr Somayeh Rafeiii, the Iranian Parliament will make a plan in which countries will have to pay taxes and taxes to the Islamic Republic "for the close use of Ormuz".
The Iranian parliament wants to impose tariffs and taxes on ships passing through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
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