Iran Oman Discuss Permanent Strait of Hormuz Transit Tolls

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Iran and Oman are negotiating a permanent security mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran's Persian Gulf Straits Authority imposing transit tolls exceeding $1 million per vessel. The proposed system would institutionalize Iran and Oman as primary regulators of the critical shipping lane. Oil prices could surge on supply chain disruption fears, strengthening commodity currencies like CAD and NOK while pressuring oil-importing nations' currencies including JPY and EUR.

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