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Posted on 03/25/2026 3:58:08 AM PDT by dennisw
Iran may not be able to officially close the Strait of Hormuz even as its military launches attacks on vessels in the conflict-ridden waterway, but the country appears to be setting up an unofficial toll system for ships to pass.
According to multiple members of Iran’s parliament, the Islamic republic has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the critical artery, which harbors roughly 20 percent of the world’s supply of oil and liquefied natural gas.
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Aladdin Boroujerdi, a member of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, told U.K.-based, Farsi-language television news outlet Iran International on Sunday that the country is charging as much as $2 million per passage through the Hormuz strait.
At the time, he said the measure had already been implemented and reflects a new “sovereign regime” in the waterway.
“Now, because war has costs, naturally we must do this and take transit fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz,” Boroujerdi said.
At least two vessels transiting the strait have paid Iran for safe passage, maritime shipping publication Lloyd’s List reported on Monday.
The payments are being sought on an ad hoc basis, according to Bloomberg. It is unclear which vessels made payments, or the mechanism used.
The Iranian Embassy in India contradicted Boroujerdi’s initial comments Monday, saying the claims were “unfounded” and reflected his views, rather than the official position of Iran.
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If the case, which countries are paying tribute?
Iran mines can be switched on-off via fiber optic connects to shore controls. Our intensive bombings have shattered many/most the on-shore fiber optics. We detect much much fewer emissions from Iran’s shores.
Glass shatters.
So far I’m seeing China and Thailand reported...
foxnews.com should have this news
“Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” is a famous 1798 American slogan declaring a preference for war over paying bribes to foreign powers. Coined by Robert Goodloe Harper regarding the XYZ Affair, it rejected French demands for payments to negotiate. It later came to symbolize America’s refusal to pay tribute to Barbary pirates.
Barbary pirates, operating from Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco, demanded tribute from nations to ensure safe Mediterranean shipping, seizing vessels and enslaving crews when payments ceased. The US paid over $1 million in tribute by 1797, and in 1801, President Jefferson refused increased demands, leading to the Barbary Wars and ending tribute payments.
Is Now Applicable.
Though at $2 mil US reported to be the tribute, I’m not seeing this as much of a cash grab.
Now I’m wondering if someone is just feathering his nest...
Oh, to know where that cash is going....
It’s not “tribute.” It’s a toll. :-P
China and India, mostly
Might be many/most Iranian mines are connected to shore by fiber optic cables. Meaning they armed/disarmed from onshore.
See navy decoded on you tube.... https://www.youtube.com/@NavyDecoded .....
In America, the term “Robber Baron” is usually used to refer to great industrialists like Andrew Carnegie. It’s a poor term and unfairly describes them. I don’t think it should be used. But, historically, I believe the concept of a true Robber Baron originally applied to medieval lords with lands on rivers in Germany who stopped traffic on the river unless a steep toll was paid. It’s just extortion. But I guess the US media will support the Robber Barons this time.
It’s not “tribute.” It’s a toll.
Oh, yeah right lol
Keeping the fee low might be a strategic move.
It the fee were too high, foreign nations might turn on Iran and join the U.S.
But a low fee, nations might shrug off as a cost of doing business.
I'm sure many businesses bribe Third World officials, as a cost of doing business.
Would your shipping company pay this 2x million dollar toll? Or would you rather the USA beat Ayatollahs and IRGC into retreat an defeat?
1) SCOTUS would agree. ;)
2) Germany’s old “Rhine River Barons” would raise chains while enforcing the collection of tolls.
Why Iran turned back a Pakistani vessel: The new $2 million toll at the Strait of Hormuz
Story by Junaid Dar • 1h •
New Delhi: The turning back of the Karachi-bound vessel SELEN by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was a calculated display of Tehran’s new “sovereign regime” over the Strait of Hormuz. By blocking the ship for a “lack of permission,” Iran has signalled that the days of free passage are over for those who don’t follow their strict new legal protocols, protocols that now carry a staggering $2 million price tag as Tehran asserts total control over the world’s most vital oil artery.
The SELEN, a container ship destined for Pakistan’s economic hub, found its path obstructed by the IRGC Navy. According to a statement from the Iranian Embassy in Kabul, the vessel failed to secure the necessary clearance to navigate the narrow chokepoint, which handles nearly 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas trade. “The container ship SELEN was turned back by the IRGC Navy due to failure to comply with legal protocols and lack of permission to pass through the #Hormuz Strait”, the statement read.
‘No coordination means no passage’
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri was blunt when he made a statement that “no coordination with Iranian maritime authorities means no passage”. “The passage of any vessel through this waterway requires full coordination with the maritime authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, it said.
This isn’t just about paperwork; it’s about power. Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi confirmed to state media that Iran has begun charging certain vessels a 2 million dollar (approx. Rs 18.8 crore) transit fee. “War has costs,” Boroujerdi remarked, framing the fee as a legitimate levy to fund Iran’s defence in its ongoing shadow war with the US and Israel.
Recall how, since the Democrat Riots of 2020, these "protestors" have blocked such highways.
The Iranians are simply using a tactic the Leftists use.
I say it is highway robbery. Make that the Strait of Hormuz robbery.
Sounds like NY.
I doubt they have the command, control, payments, and communications systems left to make this work, much less to take advantage of it.
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