[constantius]

> international waters

It's not international waters.

> if Iran is allowed to do this

They have sovereignty and they only ever mentioned doing this to pay for reparations after being attacked by two countries that have been allowed to routinely attack/exploit the Middle East and, in the case of one, carry out genocide.

As an aside, the war is largely seen as being waged for the sake of Israel, against US/world interests.

> Indonesia will tax the Malacca strait... a lot of countries... attacking each other

Pure fearmongering, in no way different from "think of the children and of the terrorists".

[tristanj]

Iran does not have full sovereignty over the strait of Hormuz. Ownership of the the strait is split between Iranian and Omani territorial waters. Iran has sovereignty over the waters on its side, but Iran does not have sovereignty over the Omani side.

Iran maintains a blockade on the strait by placing mines in Omani waters, and firing missiles at civilian ships that attempt to pass in Omani waters. It has no legal basis to do either of those.

[ElProlactin]

> It has no legal basis to do either of those.

The US and Israel had no legal basis to launch an attack on Iran.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander. You can't be for the rule of law only when it's convenient for you and expect the rest of the world to be for the rule of law when it's not convenient for them.

[spwa4]

We might add that the actual maritime corridor goes through Omani and UAE waters. It comes close, but does not actually go through Iranian waters.