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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Welbert Bauyaban

Strait Of Hormuz: Expert Claims US Blockade Violates Laws Of Naval Warfare

A closer look at the Strait of Hormuz dispute suggests the only clear breach of international law lies with the US and Israel, not Iran, despite the diplomatic spotlight remaining firmly on Tehran. (Credit: CIA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The United States' naval pressure campaign in the Strait of Hormuz amounts to a 'clearly unlawful' blockade that breaches the laws of naval warfare, while Iran's contested controls over shipping lanes remain at least arguably legal, according to one expert analysis of the crisis unfolding in the narrow waterway between the Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

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