Iran should be permitted to charge transit tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

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UN cargo inspections provide sufficient safeguards for permitting fertiliser shipments through Hormuz

Fertiliser shipments should receive priority over oil tankers in negotiated passage through Hormuz

States imposing unilateral transit tolls should face coordinated economic sanctions

Diplomatic condemnation is insufficient to deter strikes on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's attacks on commercial shipping cannot be justified as self-defence

Gulf states should establish a joint naval mission to protect commercial shipping beyond Hormuz

A multinational naval mission is necessary to protect commercial passage through Hormuz

Access to international straits should not depend on a vessel's nationality or political alignment

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz should precede negotiations over broader political concessions

US sanctions relief should be conditional on verified restoration of commercial passage through Hormuz

The US blockade of Iranian ports imposes unacceptable costs on neutral shipping

China's use of civilian-looking vessels undermines maritime stability around Taiwan

Chinese maritime-militia activity east of Taiwan forms part of preparations for a blockade

Taiwan's partners should increase patrols in response to Chinese maritime-militia activity

Nuclear concessions should be negotiated separately from a ceasefire and the reopening of Hormuz

Attacks on Black Sea cargo vessels threaten civilian maritime trade

Military protection of shipping near Hormuz increases the risk of a wider confrontation

States should refrain from assigning responsibility for the Oman tanker strike before the evidence is established

Attacks on commercial tankers near Oman demand a coordinated international maritime response

The US naval build-up makes renewed strikes against Iran more likely