'No country has the right to impose charges on straits used for international navigation'

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The secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation has told Sky News that Donald Trump has no legal basis under international law to impose a 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Traffic through the critical waterway has collapsed dramatically, with just 10 vessel crossings recorded yesterday compared to 50 on 7 July.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-live-strait-of-hormuz-trump-latest-gulf-states-13509565

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