WANA (Mar 27) – Recent economic projections suggest that Iran could generate between $20 billion and $100 billion in annual revenue by implementing transit fees or security service charges for vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz.

 

Two primary financial scenarios have been outlined:

 

First Scenario

Under the first scenario, it is assumed that Iran would charge approximately $2 million per vessel—or for a specific segment of transiting ships—under the framework of “special security services.”

 

Given that an average of 140 ships pass through the strait daily, daily revenues would reach approximately $280 million. On an annual scale, this figure would exceed $100 billion.

 

Second Scenario

The second scenario is based on collecting conventional transit tolls similar to international practices, such as those used in the Suez Canal.

 

In this framework, if Iran were to charge an average of $400,000 per ship (noting that global rates typically range between $300,000 and $700,000), daily income would stand at roughly $56 million. This would result in an annual revenue of approximately $20 billion to $25 billion.