RT The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter)BREAKING: The IRGC is now charging tolls, with rates starting at $1 per barrel of oil, on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, paid in Chinese Yuan or stablecoins, per Bloomberg.The process includes:1. To pass, ship operators must first contact an intermediary company linked to the IRGC2. They then provide their vessel’s ownership, flag, the cargo manifest, destination, crew list, and transponder information3. The intermediary then passes the file onto the IRGC ...

Iran is now collecting tolls.Malaysia and Indonesia are taking notice.Drop Site (@DropSiteNews):💢 Iran sets up “approved” shipping corridor through HormuzIran is allowing select vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz along routes inside its territorial waters after prior approval — with at least one tanker reportedly paying around $2M for transit, according to https://t.co/IqlLVRwCE5 ...

A federal judge delayed his decision on the fate of New York City’s congestion pricing initiative, setting oral arguments for Jan. 28 in the legal fight over new tolls on some of Manhattan’s busiest streets to fund transit improvements. https://t.co/gSR0dR0Z4T ...

Federal law previously banned states from collecting tolls on interstates because drivers already paid for roads through a tax on petrol. The problem is that this model no longer works https://t.co/5BTbJCuydi ...

Generations ago, to raise tolls a politician had to be sneaky. Nowadays, they are in vogue https://t.co/OcvmcJLiQV ...