"I'm deeply troubled about the escalating attacks that we saw from Israel in Lebanon yesterday. We've seen the humanitarian consequences, the huge mass displacement of people in Lebanon."
"The starting point here is this is an international transit route. It's international shipping that uses this. This is part of the international law of the sea."
"As part of the international maritime law, this is a transit route between the high seas. Countries cannot simply hijack those kinds of international transit routes and unilaterally apply tolls."
Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, expressed deep concern regarding Israel's air strikes in Lebanon and their humanitarian impact, including mass displacement. She advocates for Lebanon's inclusion in the US-Iran ceasefire negotiations. Cooper opposes the idea of Iran charging a toll for oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that such charges are unacceptable under international maritime law. She emphasized that the Strait is an international transit route, and freedom of navigation principles must be upheld, preventing any unilateral tolls by countries.
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