{"id":2583401,"date":"2026-03-24T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-holds-strait-of-hormuz-hostage-with-2-million-toll\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:22:56","slug":"iran-holds-strait-of-hormuz-hostage-with-2-million-toll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-holds-strait-of-hormuz-hostage-with-2-million-toll\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran holds Strait of Hormuz hostage with $2 million toll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-holds-strait-of-hormuz-hostage-with-2-million-toll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly imposing transit fees of up to $2 million on several ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz,a chokepoint central to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. A iranian official,Alaeddin Boroujerdi,frame the toll as a exhibition of Iran\u2019s strength,while the news ties the move to broader tensions as the U.S. adn Iran engage in negotiations. The toll has unsettled energy markets, contributing to higher global oil prices, though prices later eased after President Trump described \u201cvery good and productive conversations\u201d with Iran and announced peace talks. Trump had previously threatened to obliterate Iranian power plants if the Strait wasn\u2019t opened, then paused those threats with a five-day suspension of airstrikes during the talks.Former Defense Secretary Jim mattis warned that even with a declared victory, Iran would still control the Strait and continue taxing ships passing through.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran holds Strait of Hormuz hostage with $2 million toll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2542016\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> is levying tolls of up to $2 million on several ships transiting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, according to multiple reports. <\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has made the Strait of Hormuz central to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as it has choked off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coalition-to-send-warships-to-hormuz-while-us-bombs-shoreline-trump-says\/\" title=\"Coalition to send warships to Hormuz while US bombs shoreline, ... says\">vital oil shipping waterway<\/a> for many countries&rsquo; tankers. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-24\/iran-charges-some-ships-hormuz-transit-fees-for-safe-passage\">news<\/a> of the Guard&rsquo;s $2 million toll comes as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he was having &ldquo;very good and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calculating-the-human-toll-of-the-us-exit-from-afghanistan-three-years-later-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Calculating the human ... of the US exit from Afghanistan three years later - Washington Examiner\">productive conversations&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with the Iranian government <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4500079\/trump-iran-war-power-plants\/\">regarding a resolution<\/a> to the conflict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4502018\/gavin-newsom-avoids-calling-himself-zionist\/\">Gavin Newsom avoids calling himself a Zionist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4501517\/harakat-ashab-al-yamin-islamia-emerging-terrorist-group-claiming-attacks-europe\/\">Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia: The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emerging terrorist group claiming attacks<\/a> across Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4501269\/taliban-release-american-captive-dennis-coyle\/\">Taliban releases American held captive for over a year to ease tensions with US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iranian parliament member Alaeddin Boroujerdi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-war-news-2-million-toll-on-ships-to-pass-strait-of-hormuz-what-iran-said-11252379\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-war-news-2-million-toll-on-ships-to-pass-strait-of-hormuz-what-iran-said-11252379\">told Iranian media<\/a> that the concept of Iran collecting a $2 million toll from &ldquo;some vessels&rdquo; transiting the strait &ldquo;reflects Iran&rsquo;s strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, because war has costs, naturally we must do this and take transit fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz,&rdquo; Boroujerdi said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump had threatened on Saturday to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499762\/trump-iran-power-plants-strait-of-hormuz-closure\/\">&ldquo;obliterate&rdquo; Iranian power plants<\/a> if the Guard did not fully open the strait within 48 hours. However, he rolled back this threat on Monday, announcing a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4500079\/trump-iran-war-power-plants\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4500079\/trump-iran-war-power-plants\/\">five-day suspension of U.S. airstrikes<\/a> on Iranian power plants during his administration&rsquo;s peace talks with the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST,&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116278232362967212\">Truth Social<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Guard&rsquo;s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has heightened concerns across the oil and energy markets, leading to a rise in the global price of oil and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4499146\/six-states-gas-prices-iran-war\/\">increased prices at the pump<\/a> in the United States. But following Trump&rsquo;s announcement of peace talks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysts-expect-crude-oil-prices-to-keep-rising-throughout-the-year\/\" title=\"Analysts expect crude oil ... to keep rising throughout the year\">oil prices dropped<\/a> around 10% per gallon, according to <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/stock-futures-oil-price-iran-trump-productive-talks-2026-3\">Business Insider<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4500149\/trump-steve-witkoff-jared-kushner-iran-war-deal\/\">TRUMP SAYS US NEGOTIATORS MET WITH IRANIAN COUNTERPARTS NIGHT BEFORE STRIKES POSTPONED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s first-term Defense Secretary Jim Mattis <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/mattis-ending-iran-war-now-cede-hormuz-00841109\">warned on Monday<\/a> that if the U.S. were to declare victory in the war now, Iran would still maintain control of the strait and it would levy a toll on every ship transiting the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran right now, if we declared victory, they would now say they own the strait,&rdquo; Mattis said. &ldquo;You&rsquo;d see a tax for every ship that goes through.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran imposes up to $2 million toll on Hormuz transit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2583402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26071373072330.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32404,3823,72905,7393,57321],"class_list":["post-2583401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-maritime-security-2","tag-oil","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26071373072330.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583405,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583401\/revisions\/2583405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}