Strait of Hormuz is not international waters as Trump claimed The narrowest part is only 21 miles wide UNCLOS define territorial waters as 13.8 miles from coastline (Oman has ratified UNCLOS, but Iran and US have not) That means this 21 mile wide waterway is well within

First Squawk

@firstsquawk · Twitter · 2026-05-27 23:35 UTC

TRUMP SAID “NOBODY’S GOING TO CONTROL” THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, CALLING IT INTERNATIONAL WATERS THAT MUST REMAIN OPEN TO ALL SHIPPING. HE REJECTED THE IDEA OF IRAN CONTROLLING PASSAGE THROUGH THE CRITICAL ENERGY ROUTE.