For us are important to point out now that will never be acceptable.

The first is the Straits of Hormuz are international waters.

International waterways do not belong to any nation state.

This is a foundational principle in the world today, without which the world would be in total chaos.

If in fact we accept it that you can charge money to use an international waterway

because it happens to be near your territorial space,

well then this was spread throughout the world like a contagion.

If in fact there is now a straits that one country can, there are two countries,

can, or any countries decide they want to charge money for its use,

what is going to stop every country in the world near a waterway from imposing the same?

And then we're going to have chaos. So that is unacceptable.

And then we're going to have chaos. So that is unacceptable.

You can call it a toll. You can call it a fee. Whatever you want to call it, it's a game of semantics.

The reality of it is that no country on earth has a right to charge for the use of international

waterways.

And that will never be an acceptable condition of any deal.

The President's been fundamentally clear about that.

Last month, President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if they impose tolls in the strait.

And just today you mentioned that no two nations which should be able to impose tolls

on a natural strait.

Are you satisfied?

Is the current bilateral relationship with Oman now in a good place?

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