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Legally speaking, Iran signed but never ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), therefore it is not bound by the transitional passage treaty.

The UN defines sovereign waters as 22 km from the coast. T Hormuz is 38 km wide. That gives both Iran and Oman sovereign rights over the strait, with each country controlling about 19 km. Furthermore, as coastal states, Iran and Oman have authority to regulate foreign ships in their territorial sea.

Furthermore, under transit rules, ships belonging to states engaged in armed hostilities can be denied passage. That includes the U.S. and Israel and others who supplied logistical assistance to hostilities against Iran.

But let’s dive into how we got here. Iran spent nearly half a century as one of the world’s most heavily sanctioned countries, facing extensive economic restrictions. The sanctions were so severe that even the supply of medication into the country was affected as pharmaceutical companies did not want to risk getting into trouble with the US.

Iran has also suffered through two major wars started and instigated by the US and Israel that has caused thousands of casualties and enormous economic damage.

During this war, two nuclear armed states made threats to end Iran’s civilisational and return Iran to the stone ages. These were clear threats of a nuclear strike.

Iran also dealt with regional instability spilling over from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq led by the US and NATO.

Despite Iran being heavily restricted in exporting its own oil, Iran never closed or restricted the Persian Gulf to prevent Gulf Arab states allied with the US from exporting theirs and taking advantage of Iran being cut out the market.

Decades of sanctions and hostility have consequences. If the international community wanted uninterrupted, cost-free access to one of the world’s most important shipping lanes they should have unanimously opposed the sanctions and wars imposed on Iran.

The objective of managing the Strait is not primarily to generate revenue, but to create a credible deterrent against further coercion.

Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, “They are discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings. Yes you read that correctly. It’s real. I’m not speculating, I know.“

Some good news. The volume of Lake Urmia has exceeded 4.5 billion cubic meters, the improved conditions have led to the return of migratory birds, including flamingos.

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention - My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare (Family of Masoumeh Ebtekar)

PGSA (Persian Gulf Strait Authority): In response to repeated inquiries, we would like to reiterate that due to continued aggressive actions of U.S. forces in the region, passage through the #Strait_of_Hormuz is not feasible.

The Network School attempted to take over the Malaysian island of Forest City to create a microstate made up foreign nationals. Thanks to a Malaysian grassroots campaign exposing the group, Malaysian authorities revoked the Network School's licence this week.

The Lebanese army has entered a US-backed "pilot zone" in southern Lebanon despite officials saying the designated towns were never occupied by Israel.

Netanyahu on Türkiye - The regime should not be given F-35s or the engines for their fighter jets, because that'll upset the power balance in the Middle East, which is ultimately guaranteed by Israeli air superiority and also by America's posture in the Middle East.

Honouring Hassan Nasrallah at funeral of Ali Khamenei in Tehran today.

Iran Acquires 5 Boeing 777 Fleet previously operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines in Sanctions-Breaking Aviation Move That Signals New Gulf Power Realignment. Two are already stationed in Tehran Mehrabad airport.

NYT: U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators during U.S.-Iran talks. Ghalibaf’s plane made an emergency landing in Mashhad after Iranian security forces detected two Israeli fighter jets had entered Iranian airspace.

Shahi Physiotherapist in Canada instructs people in Iran to sprinkle toxic chemicals which are fatal to food served at Ali Khameneis funeral procession

Dedicated to the beautiful souls of Minab - Ajam ft Mazzi - Minab Golestane | عجم و مازی - میناب گلستانه

In the opening days of the war, Sardasht located in Western Iran was under heavy US-Israeli bombardment. The plan was to pave way for separatist to start the process of balkanizing Iran.

Interesting poll from Israel. But Pahlavi said Israelis are true allies of the Iranian people so this can’t be true?

CMV: Iran has the right to manage and charge transit tolls for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Three weeks ago Netanyahu declared: We do not only want to disarm Hezbollah. We want a demilitarized Lebanon.

Iran just installed its heaviest-ever offshore oil platform. Designed, built, and installed entirely by Iranian engineers using the complex "float-over" method. Only eight countries in the world can build offshore platforms entirely on their own. Iran is now one of them.

Remember when Iran was criticized for taking three days to accept responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane after the Soleimani killing? Four months later and the US has still not taken responsibility for the Minab school massacre despite overwhelming evidence.

Remember when Iran was criticised for taking three days to accept responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane after the Soleimani killing? Four months later and the US has still not taken responsibility for the Minab school massacre despite overwhelming evidence.

Remember when Iran was criticised for taking three days long to take responsibility for the downed Ukrainian flight after the Soleimani killing? Four months later and the US has still not taken responsibility for the Minab school massacre despite overwhelming evidence.