New Delhi, April 13 -- Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Monday (IST) announced that Tehran has not charged any toll on Indian oil and gas tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, Hindustan Times reported.

His remarks came after US President Donald Trump slammed the Islamic Republic for charging a "toll," calling it "world extortion." On 12 April, the US President vowed to block the Strait of Hormuz, hours after negotiations in Islamabad failed.

Addressing reporters at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, Fathali said, "You can ask the Indian government if we have charged anything up to now," and added, "In this difficult time, we have good relations. We believe Iran and India share common interests and a common fate...