What to know about Iran’s plans to impose fees on ships passing through Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldMiddle EastWhat to know about Iran’s plans to impose fees on ships passing through Strait of HormuzThe fee would vary depending on the type of ship, its cargo and unspecified other prevailing conditionsJonathan Saul Tuesday 07 April 2026 18:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953224","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/strait-of-hormuz-fees-iran-peace-deal-b2953224.html","title":"What to know about Iran’s plans to impose fees to pass through Strait of Hormuz "}}CloseRubio says US relies very little on Strait of HormuzOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Iran seeks to charge fees for ships passing through the Strai...