Iran Charges Passage Fees Through Hormuz, US Treasury Warns of Sanctions Risk
🚢 HORMUZ — Tehran is monetizing the blockade. Washington just called it sanctions violation. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Reuters confirms Iran's transit system includes fees — converting Hormuz control into a revenue stream. Any shipper paying risks US secondary sanctions, forcing a binary choice: pay Tehran or keep US market access. This fractures the shipping industry along geopolitical lines and hands Washington a legal weapon against every compliant vessel.
