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India\u00a0\"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\"<\/span>\u00a0has reportedly paid $2 million to Iran to safely pass their oil tanker<\/a> through the Strait of Hormuz.

The payment was reportedly made in Chinese yuan (CNY), highlighting how rising tensions<\/a> in the region are beginning to affect global shipping and energy trade.

If more ships are forced to pay similar fees or avoid the route altogether, it could lead to higher oil prices and increased global tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India\u00a0\u00a0has reportedly paid $2 million to Iran to safely pass their oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.The payment was reportedly made in Chinese yuan (CNY), highlighting how rising tensions in the region are beginning to affect global shipping and energy trade.If more ships are forced to pay similar fees or avoid the route altogether, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,13,15,33,42,43,34,32,27],"tags":[68,67,36,40,69],"class_list":["post-426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-bs-business","category-bs-economy","category-gulfnews","category-iran","category-iranstrikes","category-uaenews","category-war","category-bs-world","tag-hormuz","tag-india","tag-iran","tag-oil-market","tag-oil-tanker"],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Indian oil tanker pays Iran $2 million - Gulf News24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"India\u00a0has reportedly paid $2 million to Iran to safely pass their oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. 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