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diplomacyApr 14, 2026
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
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The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speaking, it is a strait – a narrow sea passage connecting two places that ships want to go – its political and legal status is rather more complicated.
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- Elizabeth MendenhallBy Elizabeth Mendenhall
The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speaking, it is a strait – a narrow sea passage connecting two places that ships want to go – its political and legal status is rather more complicated. The United States and Iran b…
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