Rubio rejects proposal to charge ships for using Strait of Hormuz

Rubio rejects proposal to charge ships for using Strait of Hormuz US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed the idea of imposing fees on vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington would oppose any attempt to charge for passage through the strategic waterway. "The whole world will be against any mechanism that charges money to use an international waterway," Rubio told reporters. "It's that simple.