"This says a lot about the ways in which international law is being deployed in this moment as a way of restraining and regulating Iranian behavior, while effectively allowing the United States and Israel a free hand to do what they want."
"There's been a lot of international outcry about what Iran has done in the strait, specifically its efforts to regulate passage of ships through the strait and to charge certain ships a fee for going through the strait."
"The international rhetoric has been that what Iran is doing is completely and clearly illegal. And from my perspective, that's not entirely true."
Iran's restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have drawn significant condemnation from Western nations, labeled as breaches of international law. In contrast, the U.S. and Israel's military actions against Iran have received relatively little criticism, despite being described as 'clearly unlawful.' Maryam Jamshidi argues that this disparity reflects a selective application of international law, which seems to restrain Iranian actions while allowing the U.S. and Israel greater freedom in their military engagements.
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