'Cooperate With Us Or...': Iran To Collect Fees For Crossing Strait Of Hormuz? Shock Reveal

| May 16, 2026, 07:15:50 PM | TOI.in
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Iran is set to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical oil chokepoint. Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, announced that Tehran has finalized a designated route system for vessels passing through the waterway. According to Iranian officials, only commercial ships and countries cooperating with Iran will benefit from the arrangement, while fees will be charged for “specialized services” provided under the mechanism. The development follows earlier remarks by Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who unveiled a new “Hormuz rulebook” with suggestions including receiving payments from ships crossing the Strait in Iranian rials.

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