Gulf States Back Plan to Let Iran Collect Voluntary Fees to Use Hormuz

By Timour Azhari and Parisa Hafezi

DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday.

The plan could serve as a basis to end the disruption to trade through the strait caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

President Donald Trump, who abruptly called off a two-week U.S. bombing campaign over the weekend in his latest strategic U-turn, said there were “good talks” under way with