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Rubio: US And China Agree Against Militarizing Hormuz
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told NBC News that China and the US agree that the Strait of Hormuz should not be “militarized.”
Speaking on NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas,Rubio said that President Donald Trump discussed the strait with Chinese President Xi Jinping at talks in Beijing on May 14. The Chinese side said they are not in favor of militarizing the Strait of Hormuz, and theyre not in favor of a tolling system, and thats our position, Rubio said.
Since the beginning of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, Tehran has effectively closed the key strait and charged tolls — up to $2 million — for some ships to pass through. The US has also imposed a naval blockade on ships going to and from Iran.
