Subject: Re: WHY does Israel have to wait for
I am not an international lawyer. However, there is precedent. We've boarded DPRK ships to seize weapons. Because the Gulf is a hot-zone, the US (and other nations) could probably classify it as a security operation to aid "peace in the region" (or some such political platitude). - 1pg

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Let's not forget the granddaddy of all blockades, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.