Oman ensures that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz are not charged

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over the Strait of Hormuz April 17, 2026 shortly after Iran officially opened the world's fifth-largest oil and gas pipeline. (X @CENTCOM)a

JAKARTA - Oman confirmed that commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz would not be subject to a toll.

This was said by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman Badr Al-Busaidi after discussions between Oman and Iran regarding the issue of "costs" to ships that pass through the global energy lifeline.

"Future arrangements regarding the strait do not include the imposition of any transit fees," Al-Busaidi said at a meeting with a number of foreign ministers of Gulf countries in Bahrain, quoted by AN.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman then highlighted the importance of restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait and ensuring safe and uninterrupted flows.

He added that Oman, as a country bordering the Strait of Hormuz, "has a special responsibility to support international efforts to secure maritime navigation."

Oman and Iran are bordered on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass before Israel and the US launched a war against Iran in late February.