Can Iran tax ships passing through Hormuz? A law expert weighs in #CNA

Can Iran tax ships passing through Hormuz? A law expert weighs in
Iran’s suggestion that it could charge ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical energy arteries – is raising serious legal and geopolitical questions as a fragile ceasefire takes hold.Tehran has floated the plan as part of proposals to end weeks of war with Israel and the United States, after severely restricting traffic through the vital waterway. Donald Rothwell, an international law professor at the Australian National University, explains on CNA’s Asia First what international law says about such shipping lanes.

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