US Edition"War Has Costs": Iran Charges Ships $2 Million Toll To Pass Strait Of Hormuz
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The Strait of Hormuz is navigable. This was reported by the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. However, ‘hostile’ ships are exempt.
Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujrrdi said this Saturday on state television that some ships that are crossing the Strait of Ormuz are paying a fee of “two million pounds sterling.” Thus, the MP stressed that a “new government regime” is being imposed in the Strait area and that the war “has its costs.” Boroujrrdi also added that this payment of money demonstrates the “authority and right of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
‘Because war has costs’: Iran imposes USD 2 million transit fees on ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: Amid the Middle East crisis, Iran has imposed transit fees or tolls of USD 2 million (approximately Rs18.8 crore) on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most crucial oil routes. This comes after Iran imposed “special conditions” on the key shipping choke point, which prevents the US (and its allies) from crossing it. Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi told state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broad…
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Clarion IndiaIran imposes $2 million transit fee on select ships in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran has begun charging certain vessels a transit fee of $2 million (approximately Rs 18.8 crore) to pass through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, in what officials describe as a new assertion of control amid its ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on X that the strait remains “open to everyone” — except for Iran’s adversaries — outlining Tehran…
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