Rubio: There Are Good Signals Of The Proximity Of A Deal With Iran

• 21.05.2026, 21:06

However, any agreement will be "impossible" if Tehran charges a fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

There are positive signs that an agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war is near, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, his words quoted by Sky News. However, he noted that he "does not want to be overly optimistic."

Rubio emphasized that any agreement would be "impossible" if Tehran were to charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. He called such attempts "absolutely illegal."

"No one in the world supports a system of charging passage fees. It can't happen. It would be unacceptable," the State Department chief warned.