Iranian officials: Tolls for passage through Hormuz must be settled in Iranian rials.

CoinFeed reported on April 27 that, according to CCTV International News, Ibrahim Aziz, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Islamic Parliament, stated in an interview broadcast on April 26 that passage fees for the Strait of Hormuz must be settled in the Iranian rial, and that ships and cargo related to Israel are not allowed to pass through under any circumstances. Previously, Iranian media outlet Fars News reported that reports about Iran collecting passage fees for the Strait of Hormuz in cryptocurrency were inaccurate.