Key European nations accept Hormuz Strait fees are inevitable.
- According to those acquainted with the situation, some major European governments now recognize that ships passing through the critical Strait of Hormuz will have to pay tolls to Iran and Oman.
- Two of the participants, who asked not to be identified while discussing private considerations, indicated the possibility of receiving a service fee in the aftermath of the US and Israeli conflict with the Islamic Republic.
- Some Gulf Arab officials privately hold the same opinion, they claimed, but this is not necessarily their governments' stated attitude.