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Oil futures rose after Trump proposed a 20% shipping fee on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and signaled a blockade of Iranian ports, signaling potential supply disruptions; WTI climbed 2.27% to $79.91 per barrel and Brent rose 2.14% to $85.11 per barrel as markets weigh the risk of tighter global supplies.
Iran’s ambassador to China said Tehran will impose service fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, promising “special considerations” for China and other friendly nations. The move follows a temporary 60-day fee-free transit under a US–Iran deal, with long-term rules still under negotiation. The US has opposed tolls in any final agreement. Iran says the new fees would fund security, supervision of passage, and environmental safeguards, to be shaped in cooperation with Oman via a joint committee.
An anticipated U.S.–Iran deal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, returning barrels to a tightened oil market and potentially spawning new tanker tolls or fees that raise shipping costs and impose a lasting risk premium; a 2–3 month ramp-up is expected after mines are cleared as Gulf production resumes, while pipeline projects aim to bypass Hormuz and U.S. shale output may rise as prices strengthen, reshaping the global oil balance.