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Rubio rejects proposal to charge ships for using Strait of Hormuz
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected a proposal to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz, stating the US would oppose such fees on an international waterway. Iran had suggested the idea of charging for safe passage through the strategic strait, which handles about 20% of global oil and gas supplies.
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