Marco Rubio says US not worried about Strait of Hormuz despite it being oil transport hub: ‘We depend very little on it’

Marco Rubio has said that the US is not concerned about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which normally accounts for around a fifth of the world’s oil trade. Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday (31 March), the secretary of state was questioned on whether the US will ensure the Strait is reopened as part of its conditions on leaving Iran. Mr Rubio responded that the US “depends very little on the Strait”. “This is a problem for the world. It’s countries around the world that should be stepping up and dealing with that and saying that’s intolerable and that’s what we’ve encouraged them to do.”