Tehran's Invoice for Global Supremacy The simmering conflict between Iran and the United States has been playing out in the Persian Gulf for months, with recent skirmishes involving Iranian directed drones and American forces.
However, a more insidious development has been unfolding: Iran's attempt to impose its own rules on the world's busiest shipping lane.
Tehran has established the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a regulatory body that requires ships to file paperwork and pay fees to pass through the strait.