An Iranian official has stated that ships must coordinate passage through the Strait of Hormuz with the IRGC and pay tolls for safe transit — a claim backed by multiple Reuters reports of Iranian statements and proposals. This matters because the toll requirement affects global oil shipping costs and represents Tehran's attempt to leverage control of this critical chokepoint amid ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. Western shipping firms are simultaneously being advised by their governments not to pay these tolls, creating legal and operational ambiguity about whether the requirement will actually be enforced or accepted by international commerce.