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EU slams Hormuz toll idea, urges unrestricted freedom of navigation
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EU slams Hormuz toll idea, urges unrestricted freedom of navigation

The EU said Thursday that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be ensured with “no payment or toll whatsoever,” after Iran suggested it could charge for letting ships through the vital Gulf waterway.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“International law provides for the freedom of navigation, which means... basically no payment or toll whatsoever,” European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni told a press conference in Brussels. “Freedom of navigation is a public good and needs to be ensured.”Read more:CEO of UAE’s ADNOC says Strait of Hormuz must be opened unconditionally

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