Rubio warns Hormuz tolls would 'spread like contagion' to other waterways

Iran announced plans to impose maritime service fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping passages. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that such fees would 'spread like contagion' to other strategic waterways, undermining global commerce. The move signals escalating tensions over control of key sea routes. According to Channel NewsAsia, Tehran frames the charges as service fees rather than tolls, though their economic effect would be identical.

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