In an interview with Al Jazeera on 1 April, Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi said the waters of the Strait of Hormuz fall under the territorial control of Iran and Oman, and that once the war ends, these two countries alone will determine the future of the waterway, adding it should remain a “peaceful waterway.” Gulf states, including Qatar, have pushed to be included in any discussions over its future.

Araghchi stressed that the strait remains open to most international shipping, stating:

“Only for the ships of those who are at war with us, this strait is closed. That is normal during war – we cannot let our enemies use our territorial waters for commerce.”

He added:

“Ships linked to other countries – because of security concerns, because of high insurance prices, or whatever other reason – they have decided not to use the strait,”

noting that vessels from countries such as India, Pakistan, Turkiye, and China have continued transiting after coordinating with Tehran.

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[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Completely reasonable and natural for the two countries on either side of the strait to have control over it. Yemen and Djibouti should do the same with the Bab El-Mandeb.