A growing number of countries are bypassing maritime law and gaining safe passage for their tankers via direct diplomacy with Iran

Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

A growing number of countries are bypassing maritime law and gaining safe passage for their tankers via direct diplomacy with Iran

Ships have begun passing through the Strait of Hormuz again after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. On Tuesday (7 April), Donald Trump announced that attacks will be…

Iran is reportedly planning to demand that shipping firms pay tolls in cryptocurrency to let their oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.

Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback.