Abstract BLUF++ Executive Synopsis The strategic equilibrium of the northern Persian Gulf was fundamentally compromised in Q1 2026 by Iraq’s formal deposit of updated nautical coordinates with the United Nations(https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/STATEFILES/IRQ.htm). This technical filing, registered as M.Z.N.172.2026.LOS, effectively unilaterally defines Iraq‘s Straight Baselines, Territorial Sea, and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), superseding the restrictive 1990-era settlement framework(https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/mzn_s/20260218Mzn172Irq.pdf). … Leggi tutto The Shatt al-Arab Paradigm: Iraq’s UN Maritime Recalibration and the 2026 Northern Gulf Connectivity Vortex