The United States has moved Iran’s proposed Strait of Hormuz toll from the realm of maritime disruption into a sanctions-enforcement problem. OFAC’s designation of the newly formed Persian Gulf Strait Authority as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity means that shippers may face sanctions exposure even where they do not directly pay Iran, if their freight, charter or shipping payments are later used by vessel operators to satisfy an Iranian passage charge.
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