undefined | Better HN

0 pointsadrr1mo ago0 comments

> Iran hasn’t ratified UNCLOS either, and claims it is not subject to it.

Which isn't unique. Bunch of countries haven't ratified it and aren't legally bound by it but do follow it in spirit. US, Turkey, UAE, Israel etc.

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

anigbrowl1mo ago· 2 in thread

Do you really think the US wouldn't abandon it in a heartbeat if it became a matter of strategic necessity?

adrrOP1mo ago

Countries that haven't signed do violate it. Israel prevents ships free transit to the Gaza strip. US does naval blockades and blows up boats.

Jensson1mo ago

Naval blockades of enemy ports during war are legal, that is what USA and Israel argue they are doing. That is not what Iran is doing, they are blocking fully neutral ships from going in other countries waterways.

3 more replies

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse