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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by tristanj on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @11:40PM (#47684852)
The strait is barely mined, at most a few dozen mines were placed. Multiple ships have transited through in Omani waters since the start of the conflict. So far none have been struck by mines.

The threat why boats do not cross are Iranian missiles / drones striking ships attempting to pass thru, without paying a protection fee. It's basically a terrorism protection fee.

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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by vincnetas on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @12:26AM (#47685226)
does policemen shooting at you when you don't listen to his orders is considered terorism? i would say its just enforcing tax collection.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by tristanj on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @12:34AM (#47685292)
Iran doesn't have legal control over the entire strait; approx half of the strait is Iranian territorial waters and the other half is Omani territorial waters.

For Iran's toll system to work, they would need to strike at ships sailing in Omani territorial waters, which is an act of war.

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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by 8note on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @01:25AM (#47685668)
international law doesnt actually exist. the strait is close enough to irans borders such that they can enforce police activity, so its theirs.

the alternative is that oman and many others can also do the same thing, and the lot of states interested in trade in the area need to get together an negotiate a setup that everyone can agree to

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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by kepeko on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @05:37AM (#47687704)
"international law doesnt actually exist." Wow that's an interesting way to put it.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by vincnetas on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @12:39AM (#47685325)
but iran has physical control. lets call it a buffer zone for toll collection. And funny that you mention act of war like it was(would be) caused by iran.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by tristanj on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @12:50AM (#47685411)
Completely untrue. Iran has no legal rights to Omani waters, and has no physical control over them either, since Iran doesn't have a navy.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by vincnetas on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @03:25AM (#47686561)
they have drones though and they are quite physical.
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Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ... by tristanj on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @08:23AM (#47689213)
A silly argument. The US and Israel also have drones. These drones can reach Iran. By your logic, the US and Iran have physical control of Iran.
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