Iranian parliamentary committee approves fees for ships crossing Strait of Hormuz

Iranian state television reported that a parliamentary committee has approved the collection of service fees from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The move comes amid heightened tensions with the United States, after US President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences for any country providing "a lifeline to Iran."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejected the anticipated sanctions, describing them as an attempt to impose US sovereignty beyond its borders, and insisted that secondary sanctions "have no basis in international law."

Earlier, Iranian state television quoted the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council as warning that Tehran would consider any neighboring country participating in the US-led economic war as an "enemy," noting the implications for oil exports through the Gulf.

The Iranian official stated that "not a single drop of oil" would leave the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz if neighboring countries joined the economic war alongside Washington, adding that Iran would also target other routes used for exporting Gulf oil.

He affirmed that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States fulfills its commitments, stressing that Washington must be the party to take the first step this time.