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Emrys

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3. It's actually illegal

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:12 PM

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It contravenes Articles 26 and 44 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

But that didn't stop Trump hailing it as a "beautiful" idea and suggesting the US would share the proceeds. Nor doing a bunch of other stuff that's against international law.

Ironically, Iran is a signatory of UNCLOS. The US has never signed nor ratified it.

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