Ship-tracking data show that in the days before the U.S. announced it would reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports, Iran covertly moved tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Over the past week six U.S.-sanctioned VLCCs transited into the Gulf of Oman with AIS transponders switched off, with combined capacity of about 12 mln barrels of crude. Since the U.S. on July 7 revoked a license allowing temporary Iranian oil sales, additional U.S.-sanctioned, Iran-linked vessels have been leaving the Strait;

CNN reported President Trump said the US may impose a 20% security transit fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Last month, US Secretary of State Rubio, on a late‑June visit to three Gulf states, said the Strait is an international waterway and charging ships "is fundamentally not feasible," questioning how payments would be enforced and warning that using force against non‑payers would make such a mechanism impractical and dangerous. Iran has said it would not levy a transit fee but might charge for related services.

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