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UN chief: No country has the right to block the Strait of Hormuz

2026-04-13 20:44:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

UN chief: No country has the right to block the Strait of Hormuz

The head of the organization responsible for global maritime security has said that no country has the legal right to block the Strait of Hormuz.

Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), said that while the US blockade "appears to be very specific to access to Iranian ports", legally there was no basis for any country to block the waterway.

"In accordance with international law, countries do not have the right to block an international strait that is used for international navigation," he told reporters at a press conference at IMO headquarters in London this afternoon.

 Dominguez also said that although very few ships were passing through the Strait before the blockade, the latest 'blockade' by the US "offers no solution to the crisis we have."

"20,000 seafarers cannot travel in transit. The global economy continues to be affected and until the root causes are addressed, we will all suffer from it. Additional blockades do not help find a solution to the conflict. I would ask everyone to play by the rules," he said./CNA, translated by BBC





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