FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Iran has announced that it plans to introduce maritime transit fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz once a 60-day fee-free period, established under a memorandum of understanding with the United States, expires. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran would begin charging vessels for services provided in the strategically important waterway, arguing that Iran has both sovereignty and responsibilities in the area. However, Tehran has not yet disclosed details about the fee structure, implementation timeline, or which vessels would be affected. RelatedNews IEA: Oil supply growth to far outpace demand growth in 2027 UAE reportedly plans to cut Strait of Hormuz dependency var jnews_module_21376101_0_6a35012d724b0 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21376101","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,280,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_