Trump has no legal basis to charge 20% shipping fee through Strait of Hormuz, says IMO
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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 #iran #usa #straitofhormuz #middleeast #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-new
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