'Game on’: How Iran can exact a toll in the Strait of Hormuz

An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the I…

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