The United States does not intend to allow Iran to charge for passage through the Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington does not intend to allow Iran to charge for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He said this in an interview with ABC News on March 30.

"They threaten to establish permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz and set up a toll system for passage. This will not be allowed to happen, and the president has a number of options if he chooses to use them to prevent it," Rubio said.

He did not disclose what measures were being considered, noting that he would not discuss military tactics, and forwarded relevant requests to the Pentagon. According to him, Washington intends to achieve its goals within a few weeks, not months.

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On the same day, US President Donald Trump said on March 30 that if he did not reach an agreement with Iran and if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened for business in the near future, the US military would end its stay in the region, completely destroying all Iranian energy facilities.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai said on March 30 that Iran had not held any talks with the United States recently. He noted that the enemy is trying to use war to prevent the truth from reaching the Iranian people and the world community, and in this context is attacking journalists and the media.

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