Iran is preparing to introduce a new mechanism that would require ships to pay fees before passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, amid growing regional tensions involving the United States, Israel and Tehran’s nuclear programme. According to Al Jazeera, senior Iranian politician Ebrahim Azizi, who heads Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, disclosed that Tehran had already concluded plans for a regulated maritime passage system through the critical waterway.

Iran is preparing to introduce a new mechanism that would require ships to pay fees before passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, amid growing regional tensions involving…

Iran is introducing a new system for the Strait of Hormuz. Commercial ships and nations cooperating with Tehran will receive priority passage. Specialized services will incur…