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Declared 'controlled maritime zone' covering Strait of Hormuz on May 21; accepting transit permit applications at info@PGSA.ir; toll rates reported up to $2M per vessel payable in Chinese yuan; no international legal recognition
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said June 13 that both sides had agreed on the Islamabad Declaration's final text. A signing was expected within 24 hours, with Pakistan preparing for a possible electronic ceremony. Iran's foreign ministry ruled out Sunday but left Monday or Tuesday open.
Updated 11 hours ago
Active — enforcing 40-question vessel declaration and toll system for all Hormuz transits as of May 5, 2026
Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, after US-Israeli strikes, cutting off roughly a fifth of global oil supply. The US-Iran ceasefire, extended by Trump on April 21, holds formally. But Iran's May 10 counter-proposal demanded Iranian sovereignty over the strait, an end to all US sanctions, and an immediate lifting of the naval blockade. Trump called the response "totally unacceptable," and roughly 1,500 commercial vessels remain trapped inside the Persian Gulf.
Updated May 30
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