# Passage through Strait of Hormuz should remain fee-free pending final deal, US says

https://mins.news/en/item/15940

- TASS, 2026-08-07 08:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170027

> US diplomats say Washington regards the agreement reached by Iran and Oman as temporary. The United States insists that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz must remain free of duties and fees until a final agreement is reached. The position places the cost of passage among the unresolved conditions surrounding navigation through the strategic waterway.

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