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        "id": 1654566,
        "msgid": "tanker-ships-passing-through-hormuz-strait-iran-to-impose-this-fee-1775268601",
        "date": "2026-04-03 21:42:00",
        "title": "Tanker Ships Passing Through Hormuz Strait, Iran to Impose This Fee",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Iran plans to impose a fee of $1 per barrel on oil tanker cargoes transiting the Strait of Hormuz, potentially costing a very large crude carrier up to Rp 33 billion for a single passage, followed by complex bureaucratic procedures from the IRGC. This move risks international sanctions under UNCLOS, which guarantees peaceful passage rights, and has drawn sharp criticism from US President Donald Trump, who threatened further military action if the strait is not opened. The proposal escalates tensions in a vital global oil trade route amid ongoing US-Iran conflicts, including recent airstrikes on Iranian infrastructure.",
        "content": "<p>Iran is set to impose fees on every tanker ship wishing to pass\nthrough the Strait of Hormuz. According to Bloomberg News on Tuesday (1\nApril 2026), Tehran proposes that each cargo of an oil tanker will be\ncalculated, charging $1 (approximately Rp 16,900) per barrel. For\nexample, a single very large crude carrier (VLCC) tanker capable of\ncarrying 2 million barrels of oil could face fees of Rp 33 billion for\none transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The matter does not end there;\nafter agreeing to the payment, the tanker must follow complicated\nbureaucratic procedures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\n(IRGC). However, international regulations govern this, and Iran faces\nthe threat of sanctions if it sets tariffs for ship transits in the\nStrait of Hormuz. The convention under UN auspices guarantees every ship\nthe right to peaceful passage in the territorial waters of any country\nin the world, including the Strait of Hormuz. \u201cBased on Article 19 of\nUNCLOS, passage is considered peaceful as long as it does not harm the\npeace, order, or security of the coastal state,\u201d explained Apurva Mehta,\na partner at the Indian law firm ANB Legal, quoted from Al Jazeera.\n\u201cTherefore, Iran will argue that they are not bound by the international\nregime under UNCLOS,\u201d Mehta added. Iran\u2019s intended action has received a\nharsh response from US President Donald Trump. He emphasised that he\nwill immediately resume attacks if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.\n\u201cWe haven\u2019t even started destroying what\u2019s left in Iran. Next bridge,\nthen power plant,\u201d Trump stated, quoted from Reuters on Friday (3 April\n2026). Before making this statement, Trump posted a video of a US\nairstrike hitting a bridge in Tehran, in which eight people were killed.\n\u201cAttacking civilian buildings, including unfinished bridges, will not\nforce the Iranian people to surrender,\u201d said Iranian Foreign Minister\nAbbas Araqchi.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tanker-ships-passing-through-hormuz-strait-iran-to-impose-this-fee-1775268601",
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