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The strait is barely mined, at most a few dozen mines were placed. Multiple ships have transited through in Omani waters since the start of the conflict. So far
by tristanj 7mo ago
The strait is barely mined, at most a few dozen mines were placed. Multiple ships have transited through in Omani waters since the start of the conflict. So far none have been struck by mines.
The threat why boats do not cross are Iranian missiles / drones striking ships attempting to pass thru, without paying a protection fee. It's basically a terrorism protection fee.
- vincnetas 7mo agodoes policemen shooting at you when you don't listen to his orders is considered terorism? i would say its just enforcing tax collection.
- tristanj 7mo agoIran doesn't have legal control over the entire strait; approx half of the strait is Iranian territorial waters and the other half is Omani territorial waters. For Iran's toll system to work, they would need to strike at ships sailing in Omani territorial waters, which is an act of war.
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- vincnetas 7mo agobut iran has physical control. lets call it a buffer zone for toll collection. And funny that you mention act of war like it was(would be) caused by iran.
- tristanj 7mo agoCompletely untrue. Iran has no legal rights to Omani waters, and has no physical control over them either, since Iran doesn't have a navy.
- 8note 7mo agointernational law doesnt actually exist. the strait is close enough to irans borders such that they can enforce police activity, so its theirs. the alternative is that oman and many others can also do the same thing, and the lot of states interested in trade in the area need to get together an negotiate a setup that everyone can agree to
- kepeko 7mo ago"international law doesnt actually exist." Wow that's an interesting way to put it.