At Malacca, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore are asking vessels to pay voluntary contributions to fund safety of navigation. But Iran appears unwilling to evenly share control of the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, with the Iranian official telling Reuters that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are looking to pressure Oman to propose these “unrealistic plans” for control of the waterway. Tehran wants all inbound traffic in the Strait into the Persian Gulf to be under Iranian control, as well as part of the outbound lanes, according to the Iranian official who spoke to Reuters. Despite Iran considering Oman a valuable neighbor, an evenly divided control is not in Iran’s interest, the official added. The rejection of the Omani proposal comes as strikes and attacks in the Middle East resumed overnight, sending oil prices surging again early on Wednesday in Asian trade.