Rubio urges world to stop Iran imposing tolls in key strait

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he had made progress with allies in opposing Iranian threats to start “tolling” vessels that pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Rubio, after attending talks of the Group of Seven powers, said he had voiced concern that Iran may impose a permanent tolling system “immediately after” the war ends.

“Not only is this illegal, it’s unacceptable, it’s dangerous to the world, and it’s important that the world have a plan to confront it,” Rubio told reporters in Paris.

Iran has partially closed the strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil normally transits, in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes launched a month ago. –Agencies