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Rubio warns of dangerous precedent in Iranian Strait of Hormuz demands
Tehran’s effective halt on vessels passing through the waterway in the early months of the war rocked the global energy industry.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the Iranian military’s control over the Strait of Hormuz sets a “dangerous precedent” for the rest of the world. “If we create a precedent in the Middle East where a nation-state can decide that they are going to control an international waterway, charge a toll, and if you…
Tehran’s effective halt on vessels passing through the waterway in the early months of the war rocked the global energy industry.
"We remain open to diplomacy. We remain open to working it out in a negotiated way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters. "But right now they don't seem to be serious about that."