Qatar ready to negotiate temporary toll for passage through Strait of Hormuz — minister

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 31, 2026 · 278 words

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Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed opposition to a permanent toll for the Strait of Hormuz but indicated openness to temporary fees for specific purposes like mine-clearing. This follows statements from Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi regarding a new vessel traffic management mechanism and associated fees.

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What happened

Qatar stands against imposing a permanent toll for the passage through the Strait of Hormuz but is ready negotiate a temporary one, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.

Why it matters

"About charging legal revenue, I think Qatar and also the partners in the Gulf stated very clearly that charging fees will always impact the consumer, so we are against this," he told the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore, as quoted by the Doha News…

Common ground

"But for certain times that they (Iranian authorities - TASS) say they will use it [the toll] for mine-clearing or some usage of the fees for a temporary time, this is something negotiable," said, adding that a temporary fee "could be something that will help…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “96% of the United Arab Emirates’ LNG exports pass through this waterway”

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The figure of 96% for the UAE's LNG exports passing through the Strait of Hormuz is consistently reported across multiple independent sources, including the IEA.

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web search NEUTRAL — About 93% of Qatar's and 96% of the UAE's LNG exports transit through the Strait, representing 19% of global LNG trade. Oil. The Strait of Hormuz is the primary ...
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2026 ... In addition, around 93% of Qatar's LNG exports and about 96% of the United Arab Emirates' LNG exports passed through Hormuz, together ...
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/q8du8b7pn

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2026 ... About 93% of Qatar's LNG exports and 96% of the UAE's LNG exports also passed through Hormuz, representing roughly 19% of global LNG trade.
https://www.facebook.com/TheNationalNews/posts/the-strait-of…

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Claim 2: “approximately 93% of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports... pass through this waterway”

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The figure of 93% for Qatar's LNG exports passing through the Strait of Hormuz is consistently reported across multiple independent sources, including the IEA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QatarEnergy LNG, formerly Qatargas, is the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. It produces and supplies the globe with 77 million metric tonnes of LNG annually from across its seven v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QatarEnergy_LNG

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 3: “This route accounts for 19% of global LNG trade”

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Multiple sources, including the IEA, state that the combined LNG exports of Qatar and the UAE through the Strait represent approximately 19% of global LNG trade.

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web search NEUTRAL — Natural gas About 93% of Qatar's and 96% of the UAE's LNG exports transit through the Strait, representing 19% of global LNG trade.
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 27, 2026 · The Strait is also important for Qatar's and the United Arab Emirates' LNG exports, carrying 93 percent and 96 percent of their LNG exports, ...
https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/03/the-strait-of-horm…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 17, 2026 · The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted nearly 20 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade and around 18 million barrels ...
https://www.facebook.com/ahramonline/posts/the-closure-of-th…

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Claim 4: “Qatar stands against imposing a permanent toll for the passage through the Strait of Hormuz but is ready negotiate a temporary one”

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Multiple independent web sources report that Qatar's Deputy PM rejected a permanent toll but remained open to temporary negotiations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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Claim 5: “Iranian Parliament National Security Committee Chairman Ebrahim Azizi said on May 16 that Iran has developed a mechanism for managing vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz”

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Three separate web search results confirm that Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, stated on May 16, 2026, that Iran developed a mechanism for managing vessel traffic.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian opposition consists of various political groups, movements and people who oppose the government of Iran and its system of theocratic clerical rule based on the doctrine of the Guardianship…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_opposition

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Claim 6: “Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said [this] at the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore”

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Three independent web sources confirm Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made these remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Wikipedia confirms his identity and role as Deputy PM and Minister of State for Defence Affairs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al Wakrah (Arabic: الوكرة, romanized: al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wakrah

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني; born 1 November 1980) is a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician who has been serving as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Abdulrahman_bin_J…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (born 19 February 1970) is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs in Qatar. He is a senior government official, and former Secretary General…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoud_bin_Abdulrahman_Al_Thani

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Claim 7: “fees will be charged for the specialized services provided under this mechanism, and only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Tehran will be able to use them”

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Web sources confirm the mechanism involves 'fees' for services (distinguished from illegal tolls) and designated routes, with specific mention of commercial ships and cooperation with Tehran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10 a.m. ET and applied only to ships goin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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