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EU dismisses Iran’s Hormuz toll idea, says freedom of movement must be ensured
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU says that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be ensured with “no payment or toll whatsoever,” after Iran suggested it could charge for letting ships through the vital Gulf waterway.
“International law provides for the freedom of navigation, which means… basically no payment or toll whatsoever,” European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni tells a press conference in Brussels. “Freedom of navigation is a public good and needs to be ensured.”
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