Oman has reportedly devised a plan, endorsed by other Persian Gulf states, to “manage” traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in partnership with Iran — and for both nations to collect “voluntary fees” from ships that use the vital waterway.
Of course, Iran has demonstrated its willingness to launch murderous attacks against civilian vessels in the strait to enforce its will, so it is highly dubious that any “fees” extracted from shipping companies would be truly “voluntary.”
Iran has long pushed for itself and Oman, the country on the other side of the strait, to control access and extort fees from the billions of dollars in oil shipments that flow...
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