# Treasury: Tehran crypto exchange handled part of Iran’s $2 million Hormuz passage fees

Tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz have paid Iran somewhere between $1 million and $2 million apiece this year. According to the U.S. Treasury, a slice of those payments has moved through a Tehran-based cryptocurrency exchange since June. In a release issued Thursday, the Office of Foreign Assets

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| Published | 18 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/treasury-tehran-crypto-exchange-handled-part-of-irans-2-million-hormuz-passage-fees/