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vincnetastoday at 4:26 AM1 replyview on HN

does policemen shooting at you when you don't listen to his orders is considered terorism? i would say its just enforcing tax collection.


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tristanjtoday at 4:34 AM

Iran doesn't have legal control over the entire strait; approx half of the strait is Iranian territorial waters and the other half is Omani territorial waters.

For Iran's toll system to work, they would need to strike at ships sailing in Omani territorial waters, which is an act of war.

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