[Alberta's Child]

Iran is a signatory to the UN “Open Seas” agreement that governs passage through the Strait of Hormuz, but it was never officially ratified by their government. Interestingly, that’s the exact same situation the U.S. is in. Bill Clinton signed this agreement in the 1990s but the Senate has never ratified it.

THIS is probably the real reason why the Trump administration is keeping its distance over this stupid nonsense going on there. It would be pathetic for the U.S. to engaging in military action to enforce a UN agreement that isn’t even legally binding for American companies and individuals.

[mrsmith]

that’s an interesting twist.

Another one is that it turns out the Iranians captured the tanker in Omani waters.

Well, at this point it’s all just fuss and hullabaloo.