President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One to depart Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pa., on June 23, 2026. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the Iranian regime has told the United States it is not imposing tolls or fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a response to recent reports saying otherwise.

“Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘no tolls, no insurance costs, & no other charges of any kind being sought or received by Iran on ships traveling the Strait of Horm,’” Trump wrote on Wednesday in a Truth Social post in mostly all caps.

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