The American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced this Thursday (25) thatthat the possible Iranian toll on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz would set a precedent to other navigable routes in the world and could trigger a “total chaosl”.
“International waterways do not belong to any State. This is a fundamental principle in today’s world, without which the world would be plunged into total chaos,” he declared at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain.
Furthermore, Rubio added that “if we in fact accept that you can charge money for the use of an international waterway just because it is close to your territorial space, so this will spread around the world like some kind of contagion”.
Peace process
Negotiators from the United States and Iran began this Monday (22), in Switzerland, the second day of negotiations in search of a definitive end to the war between the two countries, after a turbulent start due to aggressive statements by US President Donald Trump against the Iranian regime.
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan welcomed what they called “encouraging progress” made during the talks, as Iran and the United States agreed to create mechanism to contain fighting in Lebanon. A US diplomat said progress had also been made in talks on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
*With information from AFP
