MANY DETRACTORS ARE CLAIMING THAT IRAN WILL IMMEDIATELY CHARGE A 2 MILLION DOLLAR PER SHIP FEE TO TRAVERSE THE STRAITS
In the ceasefire deal did USA and Iran agree to open up the Strait of Hormuz and that iran would immediately charge a 2 million dollar per ship fee ?
CHAT GPT
No, the US and Iran did not agree to Iran immediately charging a $2 million per ship fee as part of the recent ceasefire deal.What actually happened in the ceasefireOn April 7–8, 2026, the US and Iran reached a temporary two-week ceasefire.
The core condition: Iran agreed to allow safe and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping (oil, gas, and other vessels), in exchange for the US suspending attacks/bombing on Iran for those two weeks.
This was announced by President Trump and confirmed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Negotiations are expected to continue during the pause.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
The $2 million fee Iran has been charging (or demanding) high transit fees — reportedly up to $2 million per ship — on some vessels for “safe passage” through the strait in recent weeks (even before the full ceasefire). This was described by Iranian officials as compensation for “the cost of war” and a show of control over the waterway. A few ships reportedly paid such fees (sometimes in yuan or crypto).
foxnews.com
Iran included a $2 million per ship fee (with some fees potentially shared with Oman, and revenue for reconstruction) as part of its 10-point counter-proposal to the US for a longer-term truce or peace plan. This was Iran’s response to US ceasefire ideas, not something the US accepted.
mirror.co.uk
The US has pushed back against Iran continuing to charge such tolls. Trump has suggested the US might impose its own tolls instead and has emphasized the need for “free traffic” of oil through the strait. There is no indication the US agreed to let Iran impose the $2M fee as part of the current deal.
thehill.com
Bottom lineThe ceasefire focuses on reopening the strait for safe passage during the two-week pause, not on authorizing or agreeing to a $2 million fee. Iran’s fee idea appears in its own demands/proposals and in its recent unilateral actions on select ships, but it is not a mutually agreed term in the ceasefire itself.The situation is fast-moving, with differing public statements from each side on the exact terms, so details could evolve quickly during negotiations.
Iran, Oman to charge fees on Hormuz ships during two-week ceasefire – AP
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