Why Iran Charges $2million for a PASS!

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER F!RES BACK TO CRIT!CS ON WHY THEY ARE CHARGING $2MILLION D0LLARS FOR A PASS AT STRAIT OF HORMUZ. “Let me be absolutely clear,” the Iranian minister addressing the international community. Countries around the world routinely charge massive fees for critical maritime chokepoints. Egypt, for example, collects between $200,000 and $700,000 per transit through the Suez Canal—with large tankers and container ships often exceeding $1 million. Meanwhile, Panama imposes fees ranging from $100,000 to $450,000 for vessels crossing the Panama Canal, with larger Neopanamax ships paying up to $500,000. In Turkey, transit through the Bosphorus Strait comes with its own costs. Similarly, both Canada and the United States impose fees along the St. Lawrence Seaway. “And yet,” he continued, “Iran has, for decades, refused to charge transit fees through the Strait of Hormuz—keeping it open without cost, despite facing sancti0ns, isolation, and constant criticism.” The minister concluded with a pointed challenge: “After all this, you still expect the world to accept that Iran is the villain?”