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Iran updates: Iranian parliament advances plans for Hormuz service fees

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 51 words · By Christopher True; Stephen Quillen; Chris Hamill-Stewart; Mariamne Everett; Umut Uras; Marthe van der Wolf; Enes Abuomer; Shola Lawal; Ali Mustafa; Mariem Bah; Heba Habib; Adam Hancock; Tracy J Jawad
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Iran updates: Iranian parliament advances plans for Hormuz service fees These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, from August 23, 2026.

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Iran updates: Iranian parliament advances plans for Hormuz service fees These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, from August 23, 2026.

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Claim 1: “Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon”
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Multiple independent reports from Al Jazeera and CNBC confirm that Israel is conducting attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. Al Jazeera reports these as ongoing aggressive attacks, and CNBC links them to the period following the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel continues what he described as aggressive attacks on Gaza and Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/16-08-cli…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel attacks Lebanon and Gaza, killing and wounding dozens.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/17/iran-war-l…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since February 28, when Israel and the US began bombing Iran, Israel has also, on a near-daily basis, launched attacks on Lebanon, Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/israel-bombed-gaza-o…
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Claim 2: “Iranian parliament advances plans for Hormuz service fees”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the Iranian parliament's move to formalize or implement fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. This is reported by Aju Press and The New York Times, and contextualized within the 2026 crisis in Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 3: “US-Israel war on Iran”
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Wikipedia entries specifically detail the '2026 Iran war' and 'Timeline of the 2026 Iran war', stating that since February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran. This is further corroborated by Al Jazeera cross-references.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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