The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denied the intention to charge a fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian government has no plans to allow paid passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. This was announced on June 4 by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazema Gharibabadi.

The diplomat noted that payment will be charged only for services provided to vessels in the specified area jointly with Oman.

"These services include navigation support, search and rescue operations, safety and security services for shipping, as well as environmental services, such as pollution control in case of environmental damage," he told the Mehr news agency.

Gharibabadi noted that such measures comply with international maritime law, in particular the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which allows coastal states to receive payment for the provision of certain services.

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On June 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened immediately after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States.

Also on June 1, the American leader announced that a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States could be concluded in the coming weeks. At the same time, Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to the Supreme leader of Iran, noted that Iran would not allow the United States to maintain the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and further aggravate the situation in Lebanon.