Investing.com -- Iran is weighing a proposal to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The move would allow Tehran to charge for access to the waterway, through which one-fifth of global oil and liquefied gas passes.

The lawmaker told the Iranian Students' News Agency that parliament is considering legislation requiring countries using the strait for shipping, energy transit and food supplies to pay tolls and taxes to Iran.

Since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran has disrupted maritime transit through the strait for vessels it says are linked to its war adversaries and their allies.

Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Thursday that "a new regime for the Strait of Hormuz" will follow the war's eventual end. According to Mehr news agency, Mokhber said this would allow Tehran to apply maritime restrictions on states that have sanctioned it.

"By using the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz, we can sanction (the West) and prevent their ships from passing through this waterway," Mokhber said.