Iran is considering charging transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, as officials in Tehran stepped up rhetoric over the strategic waterway after this week’s attacks on energy sites in the Persian Gulf.

Somayeh Rafiei said lawmakers are pursuing 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, framing it as compensation for providing security along the route.

She also said countries should pay what she described as a security tax in return for Iran maintaining regional security.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603196781

 

I am shocked that ANYONE would claim to be an official in Tehran — analagous to signing up for MAID in Canada.