SS: Iran und Oman diskutieren aktiv über einen dauerhaften Sicherheitsmechanismus für die Straße von Hormus. Der Iran drängt darauf, eine Transitgebühr oder eine Maut für Handelsschiffe, die auf der schmalen Wasserstraße fahren, zu institutionalisieren und zu normalisieren. Laut einem iranischen diplomatischen Gesandten soll das vorgeschlagene System die langfristige Positionierung Irans und Omans als Hauptregulierer der Meerenge sichern und einen vorübergehenden Hebelpunkt des jüngsten militärischen Konflikts effektiv in ein dauerhaftes Souveränitätsrecht umwandeln.
https://investinglive.com/news/iran-and-oman-are-discussing-a-permanent-strait-of-hormuz-toll-20260521/
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They should definitely regulate it together in my opinion. Iran alone has no right to do it.
[Didn’t Oman reject this idea over a month ago?](https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/oman-rejects-irans-hormuz-toll-demand-can-such-fees-be-levied-on-ships-legally-13998073.html)
Also, as the first line in the article suggests, it’s „according to an Iranian envoy“, so I’ll take this with a grain of salt.
I wonder if this is purposeful for the US. They’re fine with this as it gives them precident to toll the Panama canal, and maybe the NW passage if/when that is regularly navigable.
If this happens, the international principle of freedom of navigation is in jeapordy. Tolls on the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea, and other geographic choke points are likely. This would be the biggest threat to international trade in modern times.
I told people here Oman alienation from Obama, Biden and Trump polcies regarding Gaza riveria, settlements, the 2025 12 day war, the Israeli strikes on Doha, the war of choice against Iran, etc. Obama and trump backing the saudi intervention against the houthis (and the revival of South Yemen), etc. Plus a ibadi muslims seeing threats from Sunni fanatics in the form of isis, the muslim Brotherhood, Al qaeda, salafism and saudi backed whabbism all played a role in Oman shift away from normalization trend in the region with Israel, shifting towards the Iran bloc, and distancing themselves from the us under Biden and trump (so much so state run press now say the us is in decline, while Iran is the victor , it wise to hedge towards Iran and due to the gulf taking the brunt of Iranian attacks (and not israel) , us security gurentees are meaningles)
Plus oman recent historical ties with Iran over trade, milltary exercises, iran helping oman crush the dhofar marxist rebellion (along with the british), as shia,and ibadis facing threats from Sunni fundamentalism, both supporting a independent Palestinan state, etc. The Omani- Iranian ties are natural in that region.
The us needs to do what it can to stop the slide of Oman into the Iranian axis, least it has a Qatari situation on it hands with Qatar (ie – Qatar ties with Hamas, Iran, Al qaeda factions, Syrian jihadis, the Muslim Brotherhood branches in the region, the Taliban, etc. playing all sides as seen as Doha is a base where there the Taliban, the Muslim Brotherhood hamas and al qaeda convenge, mossad agents are active, both us and turkish bases are placed,,and iranian activity takes place)
I love the fear mongering articles that propagate Iranian propaganda.
Oman will never accept this. Iran might have it’s way militarily and enforce this on the ground reality but Oman will not go along with this as it’ll harm it’s relationship with GCC members specially Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
If anything has taught us about Oman foreign policy is that they do not get themsleves in quarrels and tend to stay silent and do not pick sides.
A toll for what? Not being attacked? Sounds like piracy to me.
This is going well. Didn’t blow up at all. Thanks Obama.
The legal problem here is sharper than the comments suggest. Straits used for international navigation fall under a specific regime in UNCLOS transit passage rights can’t be suspended by the bordering states, and imposing tolls would almost certainly violate that framework. Oman ratified UNCLOS in 1989. Iran hasn’t ratified it, but the transit passage principle is widely considered customary international law at this point.
More practically: enforcement would require stopping vessels to collect payment. That means boarding parties, inspection regimes, escalation protocols for non-compliance. The US Fifth Fleet is based 150 miles away in Bahrain specifically to prevent exactly this scenario. Any attempt to operationalize a toll system would trigger a response well before it became routine. We’ve been tracking Hormuz-related statements on panopsik.com for years this kind of proposal surfaces periodically from Iranian officials when they want to signal resolve on sanctions or regional positioning. The fact that it’s coming from an envoy rather than a formal joint statement with Oman tells you where it actually stands.