Muscat says any arrangement with Tehran must follow international law and guarantee free navigation, as France pledges to help clear mines from the vital Gulf shipping route

Oman initially signaled ships could face fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but its foreign minister ruled out tolls. Iran had proposed accepting Bitcoin.

Oman has told European officials that the Strait of Hormuz cannot simply return to the way it operated before the war, Bloomberg reports.

Gulf’s longtime intermediary finds itself squeezed between Washington and Tehran after Iran’s IRGC rebuffed its planned Hormuz shipping corridor

Muscat says any arrangement with Tehran must follow international law and guarantee free navigation, as France pledges to help clear mines from the vital Gulf shipping route

French President Emmanuel Macron has been pushing against any form of toll for the Strait of Hormuz.

Oman's foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi has said Muscat “does not support imposing transit fees” on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while leaving the door…

Muscat appears to be trying to find a workaround so Iran does not impose a unilateral, mandatory toll for use of the critical waterway

Oman proposes fees for ships in the Strait of Hormuz, challenging US navigation stance. Traffic normalization by July 15 at 14.5% YES.

Iran and Oman are pushing for payments from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a move opposed by Washington. This proposal, inspired by the Straits of Malacca and Singapore,…

Iran and Oman are moving forward with plans to introduce payments for merchant vessels transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, despite strong objections from the United States.