Rubio says Iran imposing tolls on Strait of Hormuz "not acceptable"

Live Live Updates: Rubio says "slight progress" in Iran peace talks, but rejects Strait of Hormuz "tolling system" By Tucker Reals Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals May 22, 2026 / 6:35 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that indirect negotiations over a potential deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran had seen "a little bit of movement, and that's good."Rubio tempered expectations for a peace agreement, however, alluding to unresolved differences over Iran's nuclear enrichment, and Tehran's effort to "create a tolling system" in the Strait of Hormuz, which he called "not acceptable."President Trump said earlier this week that he was willing to wait "a couple of days" for an Iranian response to the latest American offer, but he warned that "we have to get the right answers" to avoid a return to war.  New Updates   1m ago Rubio says Iran charging for Strait of Hormuz passage "not acceptable" Rubio said "there is not a country in the world that should accept" Iran's effort to "create a tolling system" to charge commercial vessels a fee to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway – through which about a fifth of the global oil supply typically passed prior to the U.S. and Israel launching their joint war with Iran — was open to all ships until the conflict began. Tehran has said it is working in conjunction with Oman, the other nation with a coastline in the strait, "to develop a mechanism" to ensure "transit through the Strait of Hormuz is conducted in the safest possible manner."Oman has not confirmed the nature of any coordination with Iran on such a new system.Rubio said Tehran was "trying to convince Oman" to join "in this tol...