Oman Floats Transit Fees for Strait of Hormuz Amid Regional Friction

While the Gulf Cooperation Council champions the plan as a mechanism for maritime security, the initiative faces immediate resistance from Washington. The U.S. government maintains that the strait remains an international waterway, rejecting any imposition of tolls that might legitimize Iranian control over the transit corridor.

President Donald Trump has linked the fate of these negotiations to the possibility of renewed military intervention, though he characterized current diplomatic channels with Tehran as productive. As regional strikes and blockades continue to rattle energy markets, the proposal serves as a delicate test of whether economic cooperation can override the volatile security standoff.