Iran has proposed a ten-point plan ahead of talks scheduled to begin Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, with two key points directly challenging the US naval presence in the Middle East. Tehran intends to impose a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and seeks the removal of US military forces from the region. The proposal raises questions about whether the toll would also apply to warships.
The move poses a serious challenge for the US Fifth Fleet, which is responsible for securing vast maritime areas including the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. The fleet also oversees critical chokepoints such as the Suez Canal and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to research fellow Collin Koh of Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, any toll requirement would hinder US military operations in the Gulf.
Koh added that unless former US President Donald Trump changes the overall posture of US Central Command in the Middle East, Washington would find it impossible to accept such a toll system.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৮ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১৪: ৩৪ আগামী শুক্রবার পাকিস্তানের ইসলামাবাদে শুরু হতে যাওয়া আলোচনার ভিত্তি হিসেবে ১০ দফা প্রস্তাব দিয়েছে ইরান। এরমধ্যে দু’টি প্রস্তাব মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে মার্কিন নৌবাহিনীর উপস্থিতিকে চ্যালেঞ্জের মুখে ফেলেছে। প্রথমত,
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