Iran is weighing a proposal to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, in what could be an attempt to capitalise on Tehran’s growing control over the vital waterway that carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied gas.
Since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war against Iran, Tehran has disrupted shipping through the strait for vessels it claims are linked to its adversaries and their allies.
According to the Iranian Students' News Agency, the lawmaker said parliament was considering a bill under which countries using the strait for shipping, energy transit and food supplies would be required to pay tolls and taxes to Iran.
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said "a new regime for the Strait of Hormuz" will follow the war's eventual end, allowing Tehran to apply maritime restrictions on states that have sanctioned it.
"By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction (the West) and prevent their ships from passing through this waterway," Mohammad Mokhber said on Thursday, according to Mehr news agency.
(With Reuters inputs)
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