Iran Collecting Fees on Strait of Hormuz Ships While US Seeks Deal

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"Oman has offered a proposal officially formally offered a proposal to the US which includes them and Iran charging a fee and the US according to Axios trying to get Iran not to charge a fee by giving them various carrots such as the lifting of sanctions."

According to the discussion, Oman has formally proposed that both Oman and Iran charge navigation fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States is attempting to prevent Iran from collecting such fees by offering sanctions relief and other incentives. Bloomberg reports that some European countries have already accepted the likelihood of Iranian fees, marking a significant shift in control over one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.