A senior US official told Al Jazeera that Iran has informed the United States it will not impose fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report. The statement follows weeks of tensions over Tehran's unilateral toll claims in the strategic waterway.
A senior US official told Al Jazeera on Saturday that Iran has notified Washington it will not collect tolls from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report. The statement appears to mark a concession by Tehran, which had previously asserted a right to charge vessels for passage through the strategic waterway and claimed that a final MOU with the US recognized that right. The Zioneer has previously covered the dispute at length: on June 14, a senior US official told Fox News that an emerging framework deal with Iran required Tehran to reopen the strait without tolls; on June 15, Iran claimed the US had recognized its right to collect fees after a 60-day grace period; and on June 18, senior Iranian officials declared a final MOU and demanded payment. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeatedly dismissed the toll scheme as unworkable, most recently on June 25. The new message — attributed to a single, unofficial source — is not independently corroborated and the precise context of the reported notification has not been elaborated. If confirmed, it would represent a significant de-escalation in the ongoing maritime standoff.
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