Rubio warns G7 that Iran may try to toll Strait of Hormuz after conflict ends
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned G7 countries of the possibility that Iran may try to set up a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz after the end of the war, he told reporters Friday.
Rubio told reporters the administration’s goals for the conflict against Iran, insisting again "we are on or ahead of schedule in that operation, and expect to conclude it at the appropriate time here, in a matter of weeks, not months."

"I did describe to our allies, however, that immediately after this thing ends and we're done with our objectives, one of the immediate challenges we're going to face is an Iran that may decide that they want to set up a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz. Not only is this illegal, it's unacceptable, it's dangerous to the world and it's important that the world have a plan to confront it," Rubio said.
The secretary said that the U.S. was "prepared to be a part of that plan,” but it did not “have to lead that plan.”

"These countries have a lot at stake—not just the G7 countries, but countries in Asia and all over the world have a lot at stake, and should contribute greatly to that effort to ensure that neither the Strait of Hormuz or frankly any international waterways should never be something that's controlled or tolled by a nation state or by a terroristic government like the one that exists in Iran today,” Rubio said.




