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- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) warned that tolls on Strait of Hormuz transit would set a dangerous precedent.
- Iranian officials proposed tolls after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
- The International Maritime Organization said no international agreement permits tolls for transit through international straits.
- Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ships have the right of transit passage, and bordering states cannot obstruct it.
