Tehran, April 23 -- Iran's deputy parliament speaker, Hamid-Reza Haji Babaei, said on Thursday that the country's central bank has received its first revenue from a newly introduced Strait of Hormuz toll system, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Last month, Iran's parliament Security Commission approved a plan to impose transit fees on ships passing through the strategic waterway, drawing sharp criticism from international actors, including maritime law experts and US officials.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the proposal at the time, calling it "illegal" and "dangerous to the world," and urged a coordinated international response.
The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and lique...