international waters

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He warned that if Iran refused to relinquish its control of these international waters it would set a "dangerous precedent" for other strategic waterways in the world.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

It can be reclusive and even unwelcoming, but it can’t attack its neighbors, blockade international waters, or export extremism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Sri Lanka recovered 84 bodies from where the ship went down after it was struck in international waters on Wednesday, and more than 60 people from it remain missing.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

On 8 December, Iranian authorities seized an oil tanker, MT Valiant Roar, while it was in international waters.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

As the Maddox had plowed through international waters off the North Vietnamese coast in the Gulf of Tonkin, three North Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked the ship.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge