Iranian official suggests fee system for passage through Strait of Hormuz

Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, has said that commercial shipping will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under a toll system following a regional ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.

In a post on X, Nabavian claimed that the “retreat” of what he called the “American regime” and the acceptance of a ceasefire in Lebanon had led to a situation in which some commercial vessels would be permitted to transit the strategic waterway upon payment of fees, Caliber.Az reports. 

با عقب نشینی رژیم شرور آمریکا و پذیرش آتش‌بس در لبنان، به برخی از کشتی‌های تجاری با اخذ عوارض، اجازه عبور از تنگه هرمز داده خواهد شد.

ادعای محاصره‌ی دریایی توسط سگ زرد خبیث با عبور نفتکش‌های ایرانی در چند روز گذشته، یک شوخی و از پیش شکست خورده است.

— سیدمحمود نبویان (@nabaviantwt) April 17, 2026

He also dismissed reports of a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such claims had been disproven by recent movements of Iranian oil tankers through the passage. The lawmaker described suggestions of a blockade as a “joke” and a “preemptive failure.”

By Sabina Mammadli