{"id":590984,"date":"2026-04-24T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590984"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:45:00","slug":"iran-announces-first-hormuz-toll-fees-successfully-transferred-to-central-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590984","title":{"rendered":"Iran Announces First Hormuz Toll Fees Successfully Transferred To Central Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran Announces First Hormuz Toll Fees Successfully Transferred To Central Bank<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Trump has repeatedly said that Iran “better not” collect tolls from ships seeking to traverse the Hormuz Strait waterway, as both warring sides have initiated their own rival blockades of different sectors of the strait.<\/p>\n

Just last week, Trump had flatly rejected the possibility of Tehran imposing fees – reportedly $2 million or perhaps even more – when a reporter asked about the prospect of restrictions or tolls managed by Iran for strait passage.\u00a0“Nope. No way. No. Nope,”<\/strong> Trump had responded<\/a>. He said there can’t be tolls along with restrictions, suggesting that a future system could perhaps be worked out, even of some kind of toll-sharing scheme. “No, they\u2019re not going to be tolls.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Central Bank of Iran. Source: Iran International<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Earlier this month the president had even stated<\/a> of tolls, “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture”<\/strong> – in reference to Washington and Tehran, which of course raised eyebrows.\u00a0“It\u2019s a way of securing it \u2014 also securing it from lots of other people. It\u2019s a beautiful thing.”<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just \u2018hangin\u2019 around\u2019 in order to make sure that everything goes well,” Trump had later separately written on Truth Social. “I feel confident that it will.”<\/p>\n

But after all this, on Thursday Iran has publicly announced for the first time that initial toll payments have been successfully transferred to the state-operated Central Bank of Iran (CBI)<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Iranian authorities have received revenue from tolls for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz for the first time, Parliament Deputy Speaker Hamid Reza Hajibabai said.<\/em><\/p>\n

“The first revenue received from tolls in the Strait of Hormuz has been transferred to the Central Bank’s account,” <\/strong>the Fars news agency quoted him as saying.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A specific monetary amount was not given, but this week has seen reports that several Iranian tankers, with transponders off, have made it past the US Navy’s blockade – which the Pentagon has denied. State media says:<\/p>\n

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IRAN RECEIVED HARD CURRENCY PAYMENT FOR HORMUZ TOLL: FARS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Drop Site News:<\/p>\n

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Iran formally codified the toll system in its \u201cStrait of Hormuz Management Plan,\u201d passed by parliament on March 30-31. The IRGC charges up to $2 million per vessel, with fees running approximately $1 per barrel of crude cargo<\/strong> \u2014 meaning a fully loaded supertanker could pay $2 million per transit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\ud83d\udd3a Iran\u2019s second deputy parliament speaker Hajibabaei announced Wednesday that the first revenues collected from Strait of Hormuz transit tolls have been deposited into the Central Bank of Iran, according to Mehr News Agency \u2014 marking the first public confirmation that Iran\u2019s\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qURuWTpzbk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, the US side has said that dozens of international vessels have been approved for safe passage and have made it out. The US is halting and intercepting any vessel connected with Iranian ports, whether they be inbound or outbound, and especially if they are under sanction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 04\/23\/2026 – 20:45<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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