Iran has asserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that vessels comply with new terms and conditions to transit, including mandatory Iranian insurance for all vessels
The treaty that mentions those 230 miles also says those waters must be freely navigable. Yes, even the ones between Florida and Cuba.
But also those treaties are written by agreements made mostly at the end of wars. I think the current one is from the Brazil vs. France very heated¹ one. That’s just how those things evolve.
But again, there isn’t any clear way for Iran and Oman to keep those waters closed at peace time. They almost certainly won’t start wars with any country that wants to move ships there.
1 - In the Summer, near Fortaleza, it should have been near 40°C there!
So the US should welcome, say, Russian (or perhaps Iranian) boats heading to Cuba or Mexico, regularly coming about 15 miles offshore of Miami without buying US-approved insurance policies?
The treaty that mentions those 230 miles also says those waters must be freely navigable. Yes, even the ones between Florida and Cuba.
But also those treaties are written by agreements made mostly at the end of wars. I think the current one is from the Brazil vs. France very heated¹ one. That’s just how those things evolve.
But again, there isn’t any clear way for Iran and Oman to keep those waters closed at peace time. They almost certainly won’t start wars with any country that wants to move ships there.
1 - In the Summer, near Fortaleza, it should have been near 40°C there!
So the US should welcome, say, Russian (or perhaps Iranian) boats heading to Cuba or Mexico, regularly coming about 15 miles offshore of Miami without buying US-approved insurance policies?
They did for decades, until they decided to illegally close the traffic to Cuba earlier this year.
That would be just the sort of subject about which I’d love to read a well-considered journalistic take. Do you have any good references?