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  "path": "/partner/europe-iran-hormuz-transit-talks",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T12:49:43.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nEuropean countries have begun negotiations with Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy over permission to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state television reported Saturday.\n\nThe development follows Iran's recent decision to allow passage for dozens of ships from China and other Asian nations under a new toll system for the vital waterway.\n\n### Which countries are negotiating with Iran over Hormuz transit?\n\nIranian state television said European countries had begun talks with the Revolutionary Guards navy after ships from China, Japan, and Pakistan were allowed passage.\n\nThe report did not specify which European nations were involved. Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait since war with the U.S. and Israel broke out Feb. 28, with a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8. In peacetime, the route carries roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments, along with other key commodities.\n\n### What is Iran's new system for managing Strait of Hormuz traffic?\n\nEbrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, said Iran \"has prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic\" through the strait, which would be \"unveiled soon.\"\n\nHe said only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran would benefit from the system and that \"the necessary fees will be collected for specialized services.\"\n\nIran said last month it had received its first toll revenue from the waterway, and the Revolutionary Guards said China's ships were allowed through \"after an agreement on Iran's strait management protocols.\"\n\n### Who will be excluded from Iran's Hormuz transit system?\n\nAzizi said the route would \"remain closed to the operators of the so-called 'freedom project',\" referring to a temporary U.S. military operation to guide stranded commercial ships through the strait. Iran has repeatedly said since the war began that maritime traffic through the strait would \"not return to its pre-war status.\"\n\nThe U.S. has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports in response to Iran's grip on the waterway, which has rattled global markets and given Tehran significant economic leverage.",
  "title": "European countries in talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz passage"
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