Rubio Warns Iran Over Strait Fees as IRGC Enforces Routes and Oman Opens Toll-Free Corridor

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orders all vessels to follow Tehran's designated routes through the Strait of Hormuz and rejects Oman's temporary corridor after three tankers turn back.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in Bahrain that the US will not accept fees or tolls for passage, assures partners their security will be preserved and warns that ships refusing to pay risk attack.Oman, working with the International Maritime Organization, opens a temporary toll-free sea corridor to protect navigation while the International Atomic Energy Agency plans inspections of Iranian nuclear sites under a US-Iran framework agreement.The US Senate reverses a recent vote limiting presidential war powers after a White House briefing, Israel conducts airstrikes in southern Lebanon, and shipping data show traffic gradually normalizing with Brent crude prices falling.
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