Fars News reports Iran’s Department of Environment international affairs
director has submitted implementation rules to government to levy an
environmental service fee on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Fees would
be set according to vessel type, cargo, transit record and assessed
environmental-risk level. Officials cite UNCLOS and related treaties as legal
basis, saying coastal states may intervene and charge for services if innocent
passage is breached or if national security, public health or the environment
are threatened; chargeable services are described as public-health and
environmental protection measures. The draft does not specify payment
mechanisms; detailed execution will be determined by the competent authorities,
with proceeds intended to fund navigational safety and sustainable transit in
the Strait.
