The Central Bank of Iran has confirmed that the first payment of the Hormuz Strait transit fee has been deposited in the form of "foreign exchange in cash."

BlockBeats News, April 24th, the Central Bank of Iran has confirmed that the first payment for passage through the Strait of Hormuz by vessels has been accounted for in the form of "foreign exchange in cash." Earlier, there were reports that Iran had collected the Strait of Hormuz passage fee in the form of "cryptocurrency." Earlier that day, Iranian Deputy Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Hajji Babaee, stated that Iran had received the first payment for the Strait of Hormuz passage and it has been deposited into the central bank's account. (CCTV News)