Iran, Oman discuss Strait of Hormuz toll system: Report
“Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner,” Iranian Ambassador to France Mohammad Amin-Nejad on Wednesday told Bloomberg News, which first reported the talks. He explained that this “will entail costs” but added that the potential system would be transparent. Trump on Thursday rejected the idea of a permanent fee to pass through the critical waterway, which Iran shut down in retaliation following the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign that began Feb.
- ▪“Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner,” Iranian Ambassador to France Mohammad Amin-Nejad on Wednesday told Bloomberg News, which first repo
- ▪He explained that this “will entail costs” but added that the potential system would be transparent.
- ▪Trump on Thursday rejected the idea of a permanent fee to pass through the critical waterway, which Iran shut down in retaliation following the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign that began Feb.
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- ▪ Iran, Oman negotiate possible tolls system for Strait of Hormuz even as US warns against it - NYT — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Marco Rubio slams Iran for tolling system in Strait of Hormuz — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Rubio warns Iran against tolling system with Oman for Strait of Hormuz passage: ‘It can’t happen’ — New York Post
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International Iran, Oman discuss Strait of Hormuz toll system: Report Comments: by Finya Swai - 05/22/26 12:10 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/22/26 12:10 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Iran and Oman have discussed setting up a toll system to charge vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, despite President Trump’s condemnation of charging fees to pass through the waterway. “Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner,” Iranian Ambassador to France Mohammad Amin-Nejad on Wednesday told Bloomberg News, which first reported the talks. He explained that this “will entail costs” but added that the potential system would be transparent.
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