The New York Post, citing informed sources, reports that Oman has refused the Islamic Republic’s proposal to collect joint fees for maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, “quietly”

The New York Post, citing informed sources, reports that Oman has “quietly” rejected the Islamic Republic’s proposal for the joint collection of fees from maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz in order to avoid confrontation with the United States.

A senior regional official said Muscat did not agree— even voluntarily and in return for providing environmental and security services for ships— to receive a charge; a matter that runs contrary to the recent statements made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Last Tuesday, the IRGC’s spokesman, hours after the meeting between Iran’s and Oman’s foreign ministers, claimed that “agreements were reached between the two countries regarding each country’s share of the waters of the strait and the shipping toll revenues.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said last month that if Oman agrees to charge fees for the Strait of Hormuz, “we will bomb them heavily.”

The Islamic Republic is seeking to put pressure on Oman, which is located on the southern coast of the Strait of Hormuz, to obtain the ability to collect tolls and control shipping in this international waterway.