Iran official claims US deal on Hormuz tolls

A senior Iranian official has made a provocative claim regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Mohsen Rezaee, a member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council and an IRGC general, stated that Iran and the "American enemy" have reached an agreement. Under this alleged deal, Arab ships transiting the strategic waterway would not pay monetary tolls but would instead recite a prayer for the leadership of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist. The claim, posted on social media, appears to be a symbolic jab at the ongoing tensions over maritime control and the US naval blockade, framing compliance with Iran's new rules in religious terms rather than as a financial concession.