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Iran’s Fars news agency says Hormuz maritime fees added to US deal last minute
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In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)
Iran’s Fars news agency reports, quoting what it says is an informed source, that Tehran added a clause on imposing maritime service fees to the framework deal with the United States shortly before its announcement.
“In the final moments of the negotiations, the text of the memorandum of understanding was amended to clearly and explicitly emphasize the issue of the Iranian-Omani sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz,” says Fars, citing the unidentified source.
“The use of the term ‘maritime services’ means that the United States has accepted that fees will be paid to Iran,” it adds.
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