here is the next non-nuclear step for iran in their maximum pressure campaign.
iranian parliament is considering a bill to impose a toll on all ships
passing through the straight of hormuz.since most navigable lanes
in those waters are close to iran it is very much within their internatinal
rights.moreoever,iran will impose the toll selectively and the cost will be
based on the clients degree of friendship or animosity towards iran and
iranians.in other words,chinese,russian ships will pay no toll but the the
ones from uk,france, the usa or the little spots on the south shores of the
persian gulf will probably pay 3 times the normal rate.
Iran wants to start tolling ships sailing through Strait of Hormuz to counter U.S. sanctions
The strait, which at its narrowest point is about 20 miles wide, includes the territorial waters of Iran and Oman. Although tolls exist for manmade canals that exist entirely within one country, such as the Panama Canal, maritime legal experts say tolls would not be permissible in what has long been considered an international transit point.
The proposed tolls would seek to “compensate” Iran for security expenses along the strait, lawmaker Amirhossein Qazizadeh Hashemi said to multiple Iranian media outlets on Sunday.
“If Iran is the real guarantor (of security) in the region and in international waters, then the parliament believes that … all ships in the region should pay the cost in the form of tolls, based on international norms, and due to conduct of the United States,” Hashemi said in an interview with Tehran-based Sobhe No’ newspaper.
Tolls would be collected from “unfriendly countries, meaning those who have no trade relations with us and have recognized US sanctions (against Iran),” Hashemi said.
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