Strait of Hormuz: US Threatens Shipping Firms with Sanctions if They Pay Iran Tolls
The warning targets payments for safe passage as Iran charges fees on detoured ships, with 45 commercial vessels told to turn around since the blockade began.
- The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an alert Friday warning shipping companies they face potential sanctions for paying Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran began charging fees and detouring ships through alternate routes after closing the Strait in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks, creating what the U.S. labeled a 'tollbooth' effort.
- OFAC warned that payment demands for safe passage could involve cash, "digital assets, offsets, informal swaps, or other in-kind payments," adding that non-U.S. persons face civil and criminal enforcement liability.
- U.S. Central Command reported 45 commercial ships have turned around since the blockade began, as the U.S. continues targeting Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors to restrict revenue.
- President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Iran's leadership, calling it "very disjointed" after rejecting a proposal to end the war, as the shaky three-week ceasefire remains under pressure.
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The U.S. has warned the shipping companies this week that paying Iran’s ayatollah dictatorship to travel through the Strait of Ormuz could lead to sanctions. Iran’s ayatollah tyranny has demanded payments for safe passage through the blockaded strait, even in the form of charitable donations. Thus, the U.S. Treasury Department has warned to take action against Iran’s ayatollahs who agree to their demands. Iran’s ayatollah strategy has been based…
US Warns Shipping Firms Over Paying Iran To Transit The Strait Of Hormuz
The United States is warning shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control alert on Friday adds pressure in the standoff over control of the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where about a fifth of the […]
Sanctions may come if shipping companies choose to pay Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
BEIRUT (AP) — The United States warned shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they pay the Iranian government for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran-US war updates: The United States has issued a strong warning to global shipping companies, saying they could face sanctions if they make payments to Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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