Iran parliament commission approves Hormuz toll plan: State TV

AFP , Monday 30 Mar 2026

Iranian state media reported Monday that a parliamentary commission had approved plans to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway vital to oil and gas shipments that has been effectively closed due to the Middle East war.

Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz. AFP

 

Citing a member of the parliament's security commission, state TV said the plan involved, among other things, "financial arrangements and rial toll systems" and "implementing the sovereign role of Iran", as well as cooperation with Oman on the other side of the Strait.

It also included the "prohibition of Americans and the Zionist regime from passing through", as well as a ban on other countries imposing sanctions on Iran.

Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz in peacetime.

Since the war began, crossings have plummeted by around 95 percent, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler, with the impact felt across global energy markets.

The current war began after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on February 28, killing its supreme leader, and sparking Iranian retaliation against US assets and Gulf countries in the region.

Iran has said "non-hostile vessels" can transit the vital waterway if they meet safety and security regulations in coordination with the relevant authorities. Tankers from Japan, China, India and Pakistan have already been allowed through the Strait.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online.

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