Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz
Oman has proposed a Gulf-backed plan to Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz through voluntary service fees, aiming to stabilize trade disrupted by regional conflict. The proposal seeks to avoid mandatory fees, which the U.S. considers illegal, by modeling the system after the Strait of Malacca.
Why it matters
Addresses critical geopolitical tensions affecting global energy supply chains and maritime trade routes.
Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz , including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday (July 28, 2026). The plan could serve as a basis to end the disruption to trade through the strait caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran .
President Donald Trump , who abruptly called off a two-week U.S. bombing campaign over the weekend in his latest strategic U-turn, said there were "good talks" under way with Iran but threatened to restart strikes unless negotiations deliver. Iran denies seeking to resume talks with the United States. Washington launched its renewed bombing campaign earlier this month to break Iran's grip on the strait, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the war.
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