Iran Plans To Unveil Strait Of Hormuz Traffic Mechanism, Collecting Fees

Iran’s parliament national security and foreign policy committee chairman Ebrahim Azizi said Tehran will soon unveil a “professional mechanism” to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route.

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Azizi wrote on X that the route “will remain closed” to the operators of the so-called “freedom project,” a U.S. military operation aimed at guiding commercial vessels out of the strait.

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He added that “only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it,” and that Iran will collect “the necessary fees” for “the specialized services provided under this mechanism.”

The announcement comes as the U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities on Feb. 28, and Iran responded with missile and drone attacks while tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz.

A ceasefire took effect on April 8, followed by talks between Iranian and U.S. delegations in Pakistan’s Islamabad on April 11 and 12 that ended without an agreement, and the United States later imposed its own blockade on the strait.

Iran’s plan was framed by multiple outlets around Azizi’s X post, including Press TV’s account that the mechanism is in line with “national sovereignty” and will guarantee “international trade security.”

Kurdistan24 reported that on the same day Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that the US had delivered messages expressing a desire to resume diplomatic talks, while the two sides continued trading hostile signals over a ceasefire that remains “deeply fragile.”

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Araghchi told reporters, “We hope reason and logic return to the White House,” and he linked the outreach to President Donald Trump’s public reaction on May 10.

Kurdistan24 also quoted Trump’s Truth Social line that “I don't like it. It is not acceptable in any way, shape, or form,” as the backdrop to the renewed diplomatic messaging.

In parallel, the Jerusalem Post said Azizi described the mechanism as created to ensure “the guarantee of international trade security,” and noted that only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran’s leadership would be allowed to benefit.

The proposed traffic management system is described as excluding vessels tied to the U.S. “freedom project,” with Azizi saying the designated route “will remain closed” to its operators while fees would be collected for “specialized services.”

Daily Sabah added that Iranian state television said European countries were in talks with Tehran over transit for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after the state broadcaster reported that Europeans had begun negotiations with the Revolutionary Guards navy.

Daily Sabah also said Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait since the outbreak of war on Feb. 28, and that a fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8.

The same outlet reported that Iran allowed passage for dozens of ships including from China “after an agreement on Iran's strait management protocols,” and said Iran received the first revenue from tolls it imposed on the waterway last month.

Against that backdrop, WION said the Strait of Hormuz accounts for the shipping of nearly 20 per cent of global oil and gas supply, while Azizi’s comments tied the managed route to Iran’s “national sovereignty” and “international trade security.”