‘High Time’ to Eject US Forces, Iran FM Araghchi Urges Saudi Arabia

Iran parliament commission approves Hormuz toll plan

TEHRAN: IN an interesting development, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged Saudi Arabia to evict US forces from its territory, reiterating that its attacks in the region only targeted its enemies, as Iran’s parliamentary commission has approved plans to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran respects the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X. “Our operations are aimed at enemy aggressors who have no respect for Arabs or Iranians, nor can provide any security … High time to eject US forces.”

Iran parliament commission approves Hormuz toll plan

A parliamentary commission in Iran has approved plans to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, reported state media.

Citing a member of the parliament’s security commission, state TV said the plan involved, among other things, “financial arrangements and rial toll systems” and “implementing the sovereign role of Iran”, as well as cooperation with Oman on the other side of the strait.

It also included the “prohibition of Americans and the Zionist regime from passing through”, as well as a ban on other countries imposing sanctions on Iran.