{"id":315722,"date":"2026-04-09T05:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315722"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:21:51","slug":"irans-beautiful-toll-will-see-ships-pay-up-1000000-to-pass-strait-of-hormuz-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/irans-beautiful-toll-will-see-ships-pay-up-1000000-to-pass-strait-of-hormuz-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s &#8216;beautiful toll&#8217; will see ships pay up $1,000,000 to pass Strait of Hormuz | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Pete Hegseth confirmed this afternoon that the Strait of Hormuz was reopened (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran could soon be rolling in money if it goes ahead with charging vessels for passing through the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 at $1,000,000 per ship.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened today.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said ships will soon \u2018be sailing\u2019 through Hormuz, adding: \u2018It\u2019s time for the remaining of the world to step up and be certain that that stays open, after President Trump and the War Department brought Iran to the place where they&#8217;re voluntarily opening it without delay, as was announced last night.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But reports from the Gulf show that several vessels received messages from Iran\u2019s navy saying that the Strait of Hormuz was still shut down. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Any vessel attempting to travel into the ocean \u2026 can be targeted and destroyed,\u2019 the message said.<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday there was still numerous \u200bwork to do to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEnroll for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018We now \u2026 have a ceasefire, but there\u2019s \u200bnumerous work to do, as you&#8217;ll appreciate, \u2060numerous work to be certain that that ceasefire \u200bbecomes everlasting and brings concerning the peace that all of us want \u200bto see,\u2019 he said in a speech to military personnel at a base in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/iran-war-live-trump-announces-two-week-ceasefire-iran-says-talks-begin-soon-2026-04-08\/\">Reuters <\/a>is reporting that a senior Iranian official said Tehran could open the Strait ahead of peace talks later this week \u2013 but it surely can be conditional on an agreed ceasefire framework \u2013 and all ships which pass would should be approved by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The US government doesn\u2019t appear to have recognised Iran\u2019s plan to charge vessels within the Strait, but Iran said the brand new peace deal would allow it to \u2018formalise\u2019 the technique of charging ships.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the terms weren&#8217;t clear, nor was whether ships would feel secure using the crucial transit lane for oil. <\/p>\n<p>The ten-point plan Tehran proposed for lasting peace mentioned that the US would allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran could soon use money raised by charging ships for the country\u2019s reconstruction.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the reopening of Hormuz mean for petrol prices?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/04_APR\/260408_First_Ships_Strait_Hormuz\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69d6f11e2d6c9\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Drivers could finally be in for some respite after the\u00a0Iran\u00a0war sent petrol prices through the roof at forecourts across the UK as the important thing oil route was blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, fuel markets won&#8217;t return to normal overnight, and trust within the ceasefire is overshadowed by the\u00a0unpredictability of the warring parties\u00a0that might throw every thing back to square one, <strong>Metro<\/strong> transport correspondent Noora Mykkanen reports.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is bleak at petrol pumps particularly, although the industry has continued to insist there isn&#8217;t a sign of fuel supplies running out.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Williams, RAC\u2019s head of policy, said the most effective hope for drivers is that pump prices stop rising further and plateau in the approaching days.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, it will rely on three things \u2013 the ceasefire stability, whether oil shipments can move freely through the strait, and long-term oil production across the broader Gulf region, he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is the Strait of Hormuz so vital?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_292405318-491f.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27896989\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz, April 8 (Picture: Marine Traffic)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The narrow maritime passageway is important for trade (Picture: Marine Traffic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tankers\u00a0collecting from various ports on the Persian Gulf must undergo Hormuz, a 60-mile-wide a part of the Persian Gulf which has been at the center of regional tensions for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Although most chokepoints will be bypassed by utilizing other routes, which regularly add significantly to transit time, some don&#8217;t have any alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Maritime ship experts say shipowners are increasingly wary\u00a0of\u00a0using the waterway, with some ships having tightened security and others cancelling routes there.<\/p>\n<p>The UN allows countries to exercise control of their territorial seas as much as 13.8 miles from their coastlines, and a few portions of the Strait lie entirely in Iran and Oman\u2019s territorial waters.<\/p>\n<p>This has made the conflict between Iran and the US much more stressful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" 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