US, Iran give conflicting claims over Hormuz fees

US top diplomat Rubio says Washington won't accept tolls or fees in the Strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman exploring costs to administer Hormuz; Iran has pushed for 'maritime service fee' UN agency says plan underway to escort stranded Gulf sailors and escort them through Hormuz Iran's president visits Pakistan, a mediator country which brokered the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding US Senate votes for Iran war powers resolution in rebuke to Trump Israel , Lebanon meeting for a new round of talks in Washington This blog is now closed. Below you can read a roundup of developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East from Tuesday, June 23. Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google . Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.