{"id":325465,"date":"2026-04-09T20:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325465"},"modified":"2026-04-09T20:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:27:14","slug":"france-rejects-transit-fee-for-passing-through-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325465","title":{"rendered":"France Rejects Transit Fee For Passing Through Strait Of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2-555x370.jpg 555w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hormuz-oil-1100x1100-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/File Photo\/File Photo\/File Photo\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PARIS, April 9 (NNN-Bernama-dpa) &#8212; France rejects any possible fee for transit through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said on Thursday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on French radio, Barrot said paying for passage \u201cis not acceptable because freedom of navigation in international waters is a common good \u2014 a common good of humanity \u2014 which must not be hindered by any obstruction or transit toll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrot said that such a move would be illegal, adding that Iran must respect maritime law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the US and Israel began the war against Iran on Feb&nbsp;28, Tehran brought shipping through the Strait of Hormuz almost to a standstill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since a ceasefire began earlier this week, media reports and data analysts indicate that only a few ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; NNN-BERNAMA-dpa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS, April 9 (NNN-Bernama-dpa) &#8212; France rejects any possible fee for transit through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said on Thursday, reported German Press Agency (dpa). Speaking on French radio, Barrot said paying for passage \u201cis not acceptable because freedom of navigation in international waters is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":325504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208,215,300,209,217,291,341],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325465"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325465"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325506,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325465\/revisions\/325506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/325504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=325465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=325465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}