The Iranian regime has been accused of extortion and threats to global energy security after reports emerged that Tehran has begun charging up to $2 million (€1.7 million) per vessel for "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz . The strait is the world's most indispensable energy corridor , squeezed between Iran and Oman . Before the Iran war , it carried one-fifth of all the oil and gas consumed worldwide. Iran's government has justified the fees as war reparations for damage suffered