IMO Opposes Hormuz Transit Fees as Trump Pushes Strait Toll Plan
🚢 HORMUZ — The body that writes maritime law just ruled against the plan Washington is running. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: IMO opposition matters legally: transit fees violate UNCLOS innocent passage rights, giving Tehran and neutral states grounds to delegitimize US toll coordination. But CENTCOM is already vetting passage at 18% of normal volume. IMO's stance hands Iran a legal shield while Gulf mediators lose the neutral supervision framing that made the dual-route proposal viable.
