Source: International Business Times
Pixabay 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. Diplomatic and media attention in recent weeks has largely centred on Iran's decision to regulate traffic and charge fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point that carries a significant share of the world's oil and gas exports. Arab Gulf governments and several European states have accused Tehran of flouting international law, and the UN Security Council has been the stage for repeated attempts to condemn Iran's regulatory moves and authorise action to keep the sea route 'open.
