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SECURITYJul 13 · 22:32 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz

The US and Iran are asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump claiming the US as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT' and Iran's Revolutionary Guard denying foreign interference. Both nations have disrupted shipping traffic, reducing crossings by 52% recently, while international law experts emphasize the strait's status as a free, unimpeded international waterway under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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