Abstract As of 9 April 2026, the most defensible reading of the official record is not that Iran has achieved a lawful “monopoly” over the Strait of Hormuz, but that it has demonstrated a highly effective localized coercive sea-denial capability over a globally indispensable chokepoint. The legal baseline remains unchanged: under the United Nations Convention … Leggi tutto Hormuz Under Coercive Sea Denial: Chapter I — The Legal, Hydrographic and Operational Architecture of Iran’s Control Leverage in the Strait