US Treasury Secretary Says US Will Target Actors Imposing Tolls in Strait of Hormuz
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the US Treasury would aggressively target any actors involved in imposing tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the US Treasury would aggressively target any actors involved in imposing tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to TASS. The statement was made in response to efforts to establish a tolling system in the strategic waterway. No other details or corroborating accounts from additional sources were provided.
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