Iran Lawmakers Approve Plan to Impose Tolls on Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

According to Iranian state-linked media, lawmakers have backed a plan to introduce tolls for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz ...

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New: The White House is signaling that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not a must-have to end the Iran War, potentially setting the stage for Iran to continue to flex its strategic position over one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels for the foreseeable future

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"The toll proposal also includes a provision to block transit by ships associated with the United States"

Even if Mexico pays for it?

#1 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-30 06:26 PM | Reply

Given the shipping lanes are in international waters, isn't this piracy?

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-30 08:17 PM | Reply

Or, I should say, I'm pretty sure they're in international waters.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-30 08:18 PM | Reply

Tanker hit in Kuwaiti harbor

So, tell me again how opening the Straits of Hormuz will accomplish anything?

Oil Futures up 3.5%

#4 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-30 08:26 PM | Reply

Given the shipping lanes are in international waters, isn't this piracy?

#2 | Posted by jpw

Yes

Who is going to stop the pirates?

BTW I believe Egypt and Panama charge for use of their canals

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-30 08:27 PM | Reply

"international waters"

The United States doesn't observe international law, so...

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-30 09:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Iran to Impose Tolls on Strait of Hormuz"

Tolls?

Just call them Tariffs.

Republicans will say this is a step towards lasting peace in the Middle East.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-30 09:46 PM | Reply

Given the shipping lanes are in international waters.

Technically they are not. They are within the territorial limits of Oman and Iran.

Just a technical point though... they are still open to passage.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-30 10:11 PM | Reply

This is what I think of their toll........

www.youtube.com

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2026-03-30 11:01 PM | Reply

Sure glad we won this war.

Whew.

So much winning!

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-31 11:39 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You can bet Donny Doll Hands is kicking himself for not getting his share off the top.

#11 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-31 11:59 AM | Reply

Good job you orange colored taint.

This is what happens when you elect the single biggest necrotic incompetent buffoon with more skeletons in his closet than Liberace and let him pick a cabinet chock full of nuts, bozos and sycophantic ass kissers who are dumber than he is.

The US deserves ALL the pain that is coming.

All of it.

#12 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-31 12:03 PM | Reply

Given the shipping lanes are in international waters, isn't this piracy?

#2 | Posted by jpw

Nope.

The waters are part of Iran and Oman.

It's considered an international strait under UNCLOS.

Iran signed UNCLOS but never ratified.

Guess who never signed? That would be the US.

So the US has no claim to the Strait as an international strait.

#13 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-31 12:04 PM | Reply

Just rename it to the Straits of America.

Problem solved!

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-31 12:12 PM | Reply

In a couple of days Taco Trump will walk away from the destruction he has wrought in the Gulf area, and will blame the whole situation on NATO and the Europeans.

Listening to the BBC this morning I realized that those folks across the pond have it all figured out--Der Dotard stepped into two piles of dog droppings and cannot get anyone to clean his shoes. He can try to cast blame all he wants and this is all on him, and even he knows it. Of course, the result will be that Trump will lash out in a dozen directions to try to get back at those who wouldn't get him out of this jam.

If nothing else, Drinky Pet's days are numbered at the Department of Bore...

#15 | Posted by catdog at 2026-03-31 12:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

@#14 ... Just rename it to the Straits of America. ...

Pres Trump proposed renaming it to the Strait of Trump.

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-31 03:19 PM | Reply