What do the new US sanctions on Iran’s Strait Authority signify?

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## The new US sanctions on Iran’s Strait Authority show Washington is targeting Tehran’s toll-collecting body for the Strait of Hormuz.

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The sanctions announced on Wednesday hit Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which Tehran created to collect fees from ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. In practical terms, that makes the body a direct part of the dispute over control and access to the waterway, at a moment when the strait is already central to talks on ending the war and restoring traffic.

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