Iran Charges Tiered Hormuz Fees by Cargo Type, Some Nations Exempt

🚢 HORMUZ — The blockade now has a price list, and not everyone pays the same. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Cargo-tiered fees convert Iran's transit authority into a functioning toll regime — with exemptions as diplomatic currency. Countries buying exemptions gain an incentive to stay neutral or side with Tehran. For Washington, this is the blockade institutionalizing into a permanent economic lever, not a temporary pressure tactic.