Iran and Oman Discuss Hormuz Toll Regime as Rubio Warns ‘It Can’t Happen’

By Samy Adghirni, Flavia Krause-Jackson and Alan Katz (Bloomberg) — Iran is discussing with Oman how to set up some form of a permanent toll system that will formalize its control of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner,” the Iranian ambassador to France, Mohammad Amin-Nejad, said in an interview with Bloomberg in Paris on Wednesday.

“This will entail costs, and it goes without saying that those who wish to benefit from this traffic must also pay their share,” he