US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Iran against imposing transit fees on the Strait of Hormuz, calling the idea a “fantasy.”
Rubio made Washington’s position crystal clear, the United States will not allow Tehran to charge ships passing through one of the world’s busiest oil shipping corridors. The stark warning lands amid spiking regional tensions and growing global anxiety over energy supply security. With billions of dollars worth of trade flowing through the strait every single day, Rubio’s message to Tehran was blunt and unambiguous: the critical maritime route stays open, and no tolls are coming. Washington isn’t bluffing.

