# ‘No legal grounds for fees on international strait’, IMO chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/70695

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 13:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/no-legal-grounds-for-fees-on-international-strait-says-iom-chief?traffic_source=rss

> IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says countries have no legal basis to charge ships for using international straits. His comments come as Iran advances a bill that could introduce tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.

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