Tehran says fees to cover cost of managing waterway will come into effect at end of 60-day negotiation period

Tehran says fees to cover cost of managing waterway will come into effect at end of 60-day negotiation period

Iran has announced plans to introduce a system of maritime fees in the strait of Hormuz in two months, after the 60-day period of negotiation that has been triggered by the signing of the memorandum of understanding.

Tehran, claiming a historic victory over the US, said the strait was under its control and a European plan for a naval mission to escort ships though the strait would not be welcome.

The warning came as the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, had said Israel “will maintain the security zone in south Lebanon as long as our security needs require it”, referring to the more than 600 sq km of Lebanese territory occupied by Israeli troops along the border.

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    16 hours ago

    There is the notion of free passage on the seas. Imagine if every country could say “we’re enacting a toll on passage through our waters.” It would make maritime trade much more expensive and dangerous.

    • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      3 hours ago

      International law is whatever countries agree to. There was a notion that primary schools aren’t legitimate missile targets, until, suddenly, they were. This is similar.

      • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
        6·
        8 hours ago

        And the UK. English Channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

        If the Iranians who just surrendered can rake in billions in transit fees then so can we.

        • freebee@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          5 hours ago

          Except you won’t rake in billions. It’s Brexit all over again: whatever you gain with putting tariffs on shipping and shouting how powerful and important and independent you are, you’ll lose manyfold in general trade benefits… Everyone loses, and EU freight will find another way, rail to Genova and sail through Gibraltar or Suez, for example.

    • Astronut@lemmy.zip
      3·
      16 hours ago

      I’d like to imagine that MAGA didn’t elect King Dingleberry to be the fucker upper of all things but my imagefuckenator quit working on me!

      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        I’m quite sure that Russia cheered on Donvict because they were quite sure he’d be a wrecking ball to everything American.

        Sure he’s enriching himself and his shitty family and those around him all the way. But everything else in America is getting destroyed by this total asshole.

        I’m sure Vlad has a good laugh about it every fucking day.

      • ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml
        21·
        16 hours ago

        There is for the Panama Canal for sure. To be fair, it isn’t free to operate it, but at the same time there is a reason countries want to control waterways and it isn’t as an act of charity.

        The most expensive regular toll for canal passage to date was charged in April 2010, to the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl, which paid US$375,600.[127][128] The average toll is around US$54,000. The highest fee for priority passage charged through the Transit Slot Auction System was US$220,300, paid in August 2006, by the Panamax tanker Erikoussa,[129] bypassing a 90-ship queue waiting for the end of maintenance work on the Gatun Locks, and avoiding a seven-day delay. The normal fee would have been US$13,430.[130]

        The lowest toll ever paid was 36 cents, equivalent to $6.75 in 2025, by American Richard Halliburton who swam the Panama Canal in 1928.[131]

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal

      • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        13 hours ago

        That is different because they’re not natural waterways. If you’re saying any country can say “these waters are mine pay a toll” it’s basically back to privateers.