EU slams Hormuz toll idea, urges unrestricted freedom of navigation

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. "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.