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U.S. rejects Iran Hormuz draft barring American and Israeli ships
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What we know
Iranian state outlet Fars on Thursday published a draft plan under parliamentary review that would bar U.S. and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz, extend restrictions to countries and individuals that have “caused damage to Iran” until compensated, and impose penalties of up to 20% of cargo value on violators. The draft emerged as Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had floated a possible U.S.–Iran deal by midweek, and as Tehran and Muscat said an Iran–Oman shipping-route understanding was in final drafting.
A U.S. official told CNBC any temporary routes would be “without any impediments—meaning no approvals or permissions and no tolls or charges,” and that Hormuz is an international waterway no party controls. Oil jumped on the restrictive draft after earlier weekly losses on reopen hopes. Separate Gulf and Iranian official messaging still described inbound traffic via Iranian waters and outbound closer to Oman, with some claiming no fees under a temporary Oman track—directly at odds with the Fars hardline text.
What's confirmed
- Fars Thursday draft: U.S./Israeli ship ban; hostile-country compensation bar; up to 20% cargo penalties; under review (CNBC; Foreign Policy).
- U.S. official to CNBC: no approvals, permissions, tolls or charges on temporary routes; international-waterway line (CNBC; KPBS/NPR).
- Parallel Iran–Oman final-drafting track and oil uptick on restrictive text (CNBC; Foreign Policy).
What's still developing
- Whether Muscat–Tehran publish a joint statement that matches or overrides the Fars draft.
- Whether Washington and Tehran can reconcile free-transit demands with Iranian control/toll claims.
Sources
- CNBC — Fars draft ban and 20% penalties; U.S. no-impediments rejection; oil reaction; Oman drafting track link
- Foreign Policy — Iran–Oman final-stage framing; Fars hardline draft as near-certain U.S. nonstarter; control/toll dispute link
- KPBS / NPR — Parliamentary review of U.S./Israel ban and fees; U.S. official no-tolls line; blockade/MOU context link