DID Press: A report by the US-based magazine Foreign Affairs estimates that Iran could generate up to $80 billion per year from transit fees on oil, gas, and goods passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The analysis, written by a former US Deputy Secretary of State, suggests that Iran’s strategic position allows it to impose tariffs on energy shipments, potentially transforming the strait into a major source of revenue.
According to the report’s calculations, the model includes charges such as $5 per barrel of oil, 20 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas, $25 per ton of sulfur, and $30 per ton of urea.
The publication argues that the era of “maximum pressure” on Iran has effectively ended, and Washington now faces a strategic choice between costly confrontation or accepting Iran’s regional role in exchange for a form of stability.