Iran will not impose “traditional fees” on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
Ebrahim Rezaei said parliament is preparing a draft law to set fees related to “securing the strait” and that passage would be exclusively through coordination with Iranian authorities, the report said.
He added that hostile military vessels, especially from the United States and Israel, would not be allowed to pass, while friendly vessels could do so with prior coordination, and said Iran rejects any American role in managing or securing the waterway.
Iranian media reported that Iranian official Mahmoud Nabavian said some commercial ships would be permitted to cross the strait only after paying fees.
Nabavian linked the opening to the ceasefire in Lebanon, despite Donald Trump denying any connection between the two issues.