US has no authority to meddle in Hormuz – Iranian professor
Washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told RT
The US has “no responsibility” to intervene in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, located nearly 11,000 km (6,835 miles) from its borders, University of Tehran political communication professor Foad Izadi has told RT.
The strategic waterway has become a major sticking point in US-Iran peace talks, with Washington maintaining a blockade on Iranian ports and Tehran establishing control over naval traffic and charging for passage through the strait.
“The US has no responsibility in this part of the world. The US is a coastal state to the Gulf of Mexico… almost 11,000 kilometers away,” Izadi told RT in an interview on Tuesday, insisting that only Iran has the responsibility to “provide security” in the Strait of Hormuz.
There are no international waters in the key freight corridor, as it is divided between Iranian and Omani territorial waters under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he said.
There are legal precedents for nations charging fees from vessels traversing their territorial waters, Izadi said.
“Australia, Canada, Denmark, Turkey, they all collect fees for countries that are members of the UNCLOS… They call it pilotage fees,” he said, adding that some charges are imposed for “environmental reasons.” Countries like Türkiye, which isn’t a signatory to the convention, “just call it passage fee,” he said.
Izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same.
“Since Iran wants to be friendly, they are going to do what Australia and Canada and Denmark are doing already,” he said.
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15 thoughts on “US has no authority to meddle in Hormuz – Iranian professor”
So the bottom line is izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same. Wonder how this will land.
The bigger issue here is there are legal precedents for nations charging fees from vessels traversing their territorial waters, Izadi said. That changes the calculation.
What stands out is washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The detail about there are legal precedents for nations charging fees from vessels traversing their territorial waters, Izadi said is something people should sit with.
So the bottom line is izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same. Wonder how this will land.
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The bigger issue here is izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same. That changes the calculation.
In other words washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told. Curious to see how this develops.
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The fact that washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told really puts things into perspective.
The bigger issue here is there are legal precedents for nations charging fees from vessels traversing their territorial waters, Izadi said. That changes the calculation.
The detail about izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same is something people should sit with.
Reading that washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told — hard to argue with the logic there.
Basically izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
What stands out is washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Foad Izadi has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
In other words izadi stressed that there is “no legal prohibition” on Tehran from doing the same. Curious to see how this develops.
So the bottom line is washington chose to bring war into a region nearly 7,000 miles from its borders, Foad Izadi told. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about there are legal precedents for nations charging fees from vessels traversing their territorial waters, Izadi said is something people should sit with.