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Trump says Iran won’t be allowed to charge fees in Hormuz under final deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says a final deal with Iran cannot include any fees on shipping.
“It would be unacceptable to me,” Trump says in response to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office.
While the MOU he signed last week bars Iran from charging tolls in the Strait of Hormuz for the next 60 days, it leaves open the possibility that Tehran can do so afterward.
The MOU says that the issue of passage through Hormuz will be discussed together with the Gulf states, and the US argues that they won’t allow a system that prioritizes Iran at their expense.
However, analysts increasingly speculate that it will not be possible to return to the pre-war status quo in the Strait of Hormuz, given Iran’s newfound leverage there.
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