Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Photo: AFP / Seyed
Iran and Oman will study the costs to be charged for services provided in administering the Strait of Hormuz, the two countries said Tuesday, insisting they held sovereignty over the waterway.
Tehran has repeatedly said it plans to charge what it calls maritime service fees for crossing the strait, as opposed to tolls, a plan fiercely opposed by the United States.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, Iran and Oman emphasised their “sovereign rights over their territorial waters”, but Muscat’s foreign minister said on X that both sides were committed to “toll-free safe passage”.
They “agreed to maintain their dialogue on this issue through a joint working group between the two foreign ministries”, the statement said.
