Cannot impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz under int'l law but service fees will be collected: Iran FM

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“According to international laws, it is not possible to impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, but service fees will be collected, and this will be established in the negotiations,” Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi has asserted, according to Tasnim.

“Our sword will always remain poised above the Strait of Hormuz, and whenever necessary, Iran’s armed forces will intervene,” he was quoted as saying.

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