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        "msgid": "tensions-flare-as-us-and-iran-clash-again-over-strait-of-hormuz-1782489101",
        "date": "2026-06-26 21:49:48",
        "title": "Tensions Flare as US and Iran Clash Again Over Strait of Hormuz",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The United States and Iran are locked in a fresh dispute over Tehran's plan to impose fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Washington insists no nation can levy charges on international waterways, while Iran claims the right to charge for services, raising the stakes in ongoing negotiations. The disagreement complicates maritime security for a chokepoint handling roughly 20% of the world's oil supply.",
        "content": "<p>The United States and Iran are once again at odds, this time over\nTehran\u2019s plan to charge fees for ships passing through the Strait of\nHormuz, one of the world\u2019s most strategic shipping lanes. Washington has\nstressed that no country has the right to impose tariffs on\ninternational waterways, whilst Iran insists it has the right to levy\ncharges for services provided in the area. \u201cThis is an international\nwaterway. No nation is allowed to impose a toll or fee on an\ninternational waterway. That is the applicable international law,\u201d said\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adding that all countries in the Gulf\nregion would support Washington\u2019s rejection of such transit charges.\nRubio made the statement after arriving in the United Arab Emirates to\nmeet Gulf leaders. He stated that any final agreement between Washington\nand Tehran must ensure Iran cannot charge vessels transiting the Strait\nof Hormuz. The US statement came a day after Iran\u2019s chief negotiator,\nMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, asserted that \u201ceveryone should know that the\nmanagement of the Strait of Hormuz will never return to the way it was\nbefore the war.\u201d The remark underscored Tehran\u2019s intention to strengthen\nits control over the shipping lane. Iran had previously postponed the\nimplementation of transit fees for 60 days as part of negotiations with\nthe US in Switzerland. The grace period was granted after both sides\nagreed on a roadmap towards a final deal, including further technical\ndiscussions and the establishment of a high-level committee to oversee\nthe negotiation process. However, Tehran has signalled that the fees\ncould still be imposed if the talks fail to produce results. Meanwhile,\nIran and Oman have also agreed to explore a new scheme for managing\nnavigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries will form a joint\nworking group to discuss maritime services, shipping governance, and the\npossible introduction of fees related to activities in the waterway. The\nagreement follows a memorandum of understanding signed last week. The\ndocument encourages Iran, Oman, and other Gulf coastal states to develop\na new mechanism for managing navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a\npassage through which roughly 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply transits.\nUnder international law, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is governed by\nthe transit passage regime established by the 1982 United Nations\nConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which prohibits coastal\nstates from impeding or suspending the right of international vessel\ntransit. However, Iran has not ratified UNCLOS and adheres to its own\ndomestic laws. This fundamental legal discrepancy means the status of\nnavigation management in the Strait of Hormuz remains a subject of\ndispute. The uncertainty has placed the shipping industry in a difficult\nposition. Iran is directing foreign vessels to obtain prior permission\nand to navigate closer to its territorial waters. Conversely, the US,\nalong with some Western insurers, is advising ships to use the Omani\nside of the strait, which is under US air protection. These conflicting\nguidelines have left many shipowners confused about which route to take,\neven though the Strait of Hormuz remains open to international\ncommercial traffic.<\/p>",
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