US warns shippers against paying Strait of Hormuz tolls, ‘donations’
Key takeaways
- Latest warning comes as Iranian state media reports Tehran has presented new peace proposal to US.
- The warning on Friday comes as a US naval blockade of the strait continued for its third week, amid stalled US-Iran ceasefire talks.
- Iran’s influence over, and ability to effectively close, the Strait of Hormuz emerged as a key point of leverage shortly after the US and Israel began launching attacks on Iran on February 28.
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Latest warning comes as Iranian state media reports Tehran has presented new peace proposal to US.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A cargo boat is seen in Strait of Hormuz. [File: Asghar Besharati/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026The United States has warned that any shippers paying tolls or other fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk being sanctioned.
The warning on Friday comes as a US naval blockade of the strait continued for its third week, amid stalled US-Iran ceasefire talks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the ongoing siege on the country’s ports “intolerable”.