US naval blockade plan legal, but ends prospects of ceasefire: intl law expert | Afternoon Briefing

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The US military has announced plans to blockade all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports after talks failed to reach a deal to end the war.
Don Rothwell, an international maritime law expert, says while the naval blockade is legal, it “brings to an end any notion of a ceasefire” between the US and Iran.
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