Iran has started collecting fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The first revenue collected from customs duties levied on ships has been transferred to the country's Central Bank account.
Iranian Parliament Deputy Speaker Hamidreza Haji Babaei announced that the first revenue collected from tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has been transferred to the country's Central Bank account, as reported by BBC.
According to Tasnim, the parliament speaker did not provide additional details on how the funds were collected or who paid them. BBC noted that it could not independently verify this information.
Earlier, before the current ceasefire was declared, Tehran stated that it would restrict movement through the Strait of Hormuz to "friendly" countries, and the issue of collecting tolls from ships passing through this area was discussed. However, at that time, no clarity was provided on the amount of the fee or whether any charge was being imposed at all.
Specifically, at the end of March, Iran's embassy in India denied claims that Iran was charging ships $2 million for passage through the strait.
Meanwhile, another Iranian deputy, Alireza Salimi, citing sources, told the Tasnim agency in a comment that tolls had been collected from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
He emphasized that the amount collected varies depending on the type of ship, cargo volume, and risk level.
"We set the rules," he said.
U.S. President Donald Trump had stated that measures could be taken against ships that pay tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
