Iran drafts bill requiring toll payments for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz

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Iranian MP Ali Shirinzad confirmed in an interview on Monday that parliament has laid the groundwork for a new bill regulating navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
“Today, Iran, with its own established laws, following these events, has come to govern itself,” the lawmaker said in an interview broadcast on Iranian state television
“This is a matter that many other countries are also doing, under the title of providing services, such as ensuring security, or actually considering insurance for the potential consequences, risks, and accidents,” he continued.
According to Shirinzad, the bill will include provisions to impose operational oversight and management of all ships and vessels passing through the waterway.
“Every shipment of any kind, […] even if it’s a passenger, recreational, for example, tourists who come through this waterway to travel to Iran or countries in the region, that vessel’s owner must pay the relevant tolls to Iran,” he explained.
Tensions continue to rise in the Strait of Hormuz, as traffic through the waterway has reportedly declined after 21-hours of peace talks with the United States in Islamabad failed to yield an agreement.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that American forces would begin enforcing a blockade on the strait by 10:00 Eastern Time on Monday.
Before leaving Pakistan, US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal, describing the result as ‘bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the US.’
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that “views were divergent on two or three important issues, and ultimately the discussions did not yield to an agreement,” adding that ‘an agreement was not expected in a single session.’
The talks came after Tehran and Washington agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, with both sides claiming a ‘victory.’ Under the deal, Iran agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel paused strikes on Iranian territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran did not include Lebanon, as its forces claimed to have carried out 100 strikes against the group in ten minutes on Wednesday.
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