No payment received by Iran for Japanese tanker's passage through Strait of Hormuz

Japanese authorities did not pay Tehran for the passage of the tanker Idemitsu Maru through the Strait of Hormuz, Report informs via Nikkei newspaper.

According to the publication's sources in the Japanese government, the vessel's passage became possible as a result of negotiations between the authorities and the Iranian side.

"This is the result of negotiations conducted by the Japanese government. We did not pay any toll for the [tanker's] passage," a senior government official was quoted as saying.

Earlier, Tasnim noted that the Japanese tanker Idemitsu Maru went through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's facilitation.

According to the agency, the tanker owned by Japanese refining company Idemitsu Kosan with two million oil barrels on board was off the Saudi Arabian coast since late February.