New Delhi, March 23 -- The Iranian Embassy in India on Monday (local time) dismissed claims circulating online that Tehran is now demanding a $2 million payment in exchange for allowing vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that was shut by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Addressing the claim in a post on X, the embassy clarified that reports about Iran collecting $2 million from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz are baseless. It stressed that such remarks reflect individual opinions and do not represent the official stance of the Islamic Republic.

The clarification came after Alaeddin Boroujerdi, an Iranian lawmaker and a member of the parliament's national security committee, claimed in an i...