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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T15:46:10.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to sanction Oman if it helped Iran impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Washington would \"aggressively target\" any actors involved directly or indirectly in facilitating such fees.\n\nThe threat came hours after the Treasury sanctioned Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the agency collecting transit fees from vessels passing through the waterway.\n\n### What did Scott Bessent say about Oman and Hormuz tolls?\n\n\"Oman, in particular, should know that the US Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved, directly or indirectly, in facilitating tolls for the Strait, and any willing partners will be penalized,\" Bessent wrote in a post on X.\n\nHe said the United States would \"not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz,\" a reference to Iranian proposals to formalize the fee system as part of a potential agreement with Washington.\n\n> The United States Government will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz. Oman, in particular, should know that the U.S. Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved - directly or indirectly - in facilitating tolls for the Strait and…\n> — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) May 28, 2026\n\nReports had surfaced that Muscat and Tehran were discussing a joint toll arrangement, with Iran controlling one shore of the strait and Oman the other.\n\n### What sanctions did the US impose on Iran's Hormuz authority?\n\nOn Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the agency established by Tehran to collect fees from ships transiting the strait.\n\nWashington extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying those fees, because they \"may be providing support to and receiving services from\" Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may \"be exposed to sanctions risk.\"\n\nThe Treasury also warned ships not to pay Iran's Hormuz tolls.\n\n### What did Trump say about Oman and the Hormuz arrangement?\n\nOn Wednesday, Trump appeared to threaten Oman directly when asked about a possible short-term arrangement allowing it and Iran to jointly control the Hormuz passage, saying he would \"blow them up\" if Muscat agreed to such a deal.\n\nThe White House did not immediately respond when asked by AFP if Trump had misspoken and had intended to refer to Iran rather than its ally Oman. Trump later said \"Oman will behave\" when pressed on the strait. Oman has played a mediation role throughout the war and has itself come under attack from Iran.\n\n### What is the latest situation in the Strait of Hormuz?\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's energy supplies normally pass, has been a flashpoint since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Iran in late February.\n\nIran's retaliatory actions have virtually blocked the strait, sending global energy and fertilizer prices soaring.\n\nOn Thursday, the U.S. and Iran accused each other of violating the ongoing truce following a fresh exchange of fire, described as the most serious since the April ceasefire. Iran also fired a missile at Kuwait following U.S. strikes, drawing condemnation from Gulf states. The two countries have been locked in weeks-long indirect talks through mediators, so far without a breakthrough.",
  "title": "US Treasury chief threatens to sanction Oman if it joins Hormuz tolls"
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