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Posted on 08/04/2026 2:13:17 PM PDT by Libloather
Iran and Oman are close to an agreement to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic that would see both countries collect a so-called “service fee” to cover environmental and security costs.
The New York Times reported late Monday, citing Iranian and US officials familiar with the developing accord, that ships entering the strait from the Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Oman would be required to take a route through Iranian territorial waters.
Vessels exiting the strait from the Persian Gulf would take a route near Oman’s coast along the south side of the strait.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed ongoing talks with Oman to establish what it called a “temporary” shipping route through the waterway, through which around one-fifth of the world’s oil traveled in peacetime.
Saeed Ajorlu, a member of Tehran’s negotiating committee, told state broadcaster IRIB that such an arrangement would be in effect for one to three months “where Iran is dominant.”
“We assert that the legal regime for passage through the Strait of Hormuz must not return to its pre-war state,” said Ajorlu, referring to when no state controlled the waterway.
However, a US official told the Times that Iran’s description of the would-be agreement was “not accurate,” insisting that no tolls would be collected and Tehran would have no say over which ships could traverse the strait or what route would be used.
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Speeding the day when pipelines will make that unnecessary!
> a so-called “service fee” to cover environmental and security costs <
Pretty clever of them to throw in the word “environmental”.
Now they’ve got the greenie weenies on their side.
Absolute Lies.
Islamist Nonsenses
It’s an international waterway. If they want to skim for their port access, may Allah be so generous. But international waterways are a whole different matter.
I don’t know what the legal implications of this would be.
Are Hormuz rebate checks for all Americans a possibility? Monthly checks of $500 to buy gas and win the midterms?
According to Newsmax, we have almost depleted our entire precision missiles, geez :( the ONLY way to fix this whole Strait issue is to have another pathway that ships can go through that doesn’t involve the Strait, make it irrelevant, that way Iran ends up losing, they lose their only leverage, in the meantime, they win
Billions for defense! Not one cent for tribute!
With apologies to the late South Carolina Representative Robert Goodloe Harper
The reality implications are to pay the fee or risk having your ship blown up.
The longer I have to pay four fiddy a gallon for gas, the more I want to see s#it in Iran on fire.
Winning!
Piracy. Plain old Muslim piracy.
No matter the fancy language and putative legality.
Now that's funny, right there. Iran is the reason they need "security".
Looks like that has begun.
AI Overview
Countries are fast-tracking major overland infrastructure projects to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on new pipeline expansions and international consortia.
Key efforts include:The UAE expanding its Habshan-Fujairah pipeline capacity to reach terminals on the Gulf of Oman.
Saudi Arabia routing crude through its East-West Pipeline directly to Red Sea ports.
Iraq and regional partners pursuing overland routes toward the Mediterranean.
Chevron’s Role and Projects in Iraq bypassing the Strait: Chevron entered preliminary agreements with Iraq to join an international consortium studying alternative export pipelines to the Mediterranean, which would avoid the Persian Gulf chokepoint entirely.
Reviving the Syria Pipeline: Part of this initiative evaluates rebuilding the long-dormant Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline running from northern Iraq through Syria to the Mediterranean coast.
Oil Field Investments: Chevron also advanced talks to invest in major Iraqi oil fields such as West Qurna-2 and Nasiriyah.
The Kirkuk-Baniyas Pipeline Revival: In July 2026, Syria signed a U.S.-backed memorandum of understanding with Iraq and an international consortium (led by Chevron, UCC Holding, and TI Capital) to reconstruct this landmark crude oil pipeline.
Massive Export Capacity: Once fully rehabilitated over the next 30 months, the pipeline is projected to pump up to 2 million barrels of crude oil per day directly from Iraq to Syria’s Mediterranean port of Baniyas, completely bypassing Persian Gulf chokepoints.
Immediate Trucking Operations: While the pipeline is being rebuilt, overland logistics have exploded. The number of trucks hauling Iraqi fuel oil across the Syrian desert to the coast has surged from 10 to over 8,000 daily.
Environmental and security costs ? Was there such a cost before ?
That is what the neighborhood mafia always said. Every week. It is called a protection racket. I don’t believe that Trump will allow it. And if he does, he is done.
I opt for Plan B. Decapitation.
Oil down to 75.
Spain and Morocco are watching closely.
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