Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Iran will charge maritime service fees, rather than levy tolls, on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz under a framework agreement with the United States, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that the United States expects the waterway to remain open to toll-free transit in the long term.
Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said at a press conference that Iran does not seek to collect tolls from ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, but will charge them for the services it provides along with Oman.
Also on Monday, Vance told CNBC that the United States expects the strait will be open without tolls on a long-term basis.
The United States and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end hostilities, lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and halt military operations across multiple fronts.
The deal, announced early on Monday offered a glimmer of hope for an end to the fighting and a return to stability across the region.
Iran says to charge Hormuz service fees, US seeks toll-free passage
An endangered Indochinese gray langur has been captured on infrared camera in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, highlighting continued improvement in the area's biodiversity and conservation efforts.
Reserve staff recently discovered the footage while reviewing camera-trap data collected in a provincial nature reserve in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City.
The video shows the langur climbing onto vine-covered branches with its long tail hanging below before pausing to scan its surroundings. After confirming the area was safe, the animal relaxed and remained perched in the forest canopy.
The Indochinese gray langur is listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and is under China's first-class state protection.
Local authorities say strengthened habitat protection and management in recent years have steadily improved the local ecological environment. In addition to the rare langur, other protected wildlife, such as slow lorises, silver pheasants and red junglefowl, have also been recorded in the reserve, reflecting the recovery of local biodiversity.
Rare Indochinese grey langur spotted in Yunnan nature reserve
