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GiqueCee

(4,900 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 01:04 PM May 25

I'm a bit confused... [View all]

... the Strait of Hormuz is about 35 miles wide at its narrowest point, and the generally accepted limit of national territorial claims extends 12 nautical miles from shore. So what justification does Iran have to claim control of the entirety of the Strait? Couldn't Oman and United Arab Emirates make the same claim to the same waters?
And then there's to 200-mile limit. How do these two standards not conflict with one another?
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I'm a bit confused... [View all] GiqueCee May 25 OP

This may help. Phoenix61 May 25 #1

Thanks GiqueCee May 25 #6

;-{) IT'S COMPLICATED: The Closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran: Considerations over the Law of the Sea and Law of Goonch May 25 #2

Thanks for the info. GiqueCee May 25 #5

The Strait of Hormuz canetoad May 25 #3

Thanks for taking the time... GiqueCee May 25 #4