The IRGC is effectively taxing 20 percent of global oil supply by forcing vessels to pay a 1 million dollar toll in Chinese Yuan to transit the Strait of Hormuz. This shadow economy bypasses the US dollar and SWIFT system while Iranian officials meet in Islamabad to demand the release of 100 billion dollars in frozen assets.

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