As stated previously, SG FM Vivian had made a big political blunder by insisting on his warped principle of UNCLOS while other countries didn't.
Our previous posts had highlighted 2 fundamental flaws in FM Vivian's priniciple:
1. Law of war (wartime) vs UNCLOS (peacetime)
The law of war allows a victimized country to do a maritime blockage as it can be interpreted as an act of self-defence since the US started this illegal war against Iran.
2. UNCLOS member vs UNCLOS non-member
The UNCLOS laws are only applicable for official UNCLOS members and Iran, just like the US, is not an official member.
Therefore, using UNCLOS to demand for a free and open passage is highly contestable and is a subject for contention with no end in sight.
SG FM Vivian had disgraced himself by calling Iran to demand for a free and open hormuz passage. He had forgotten that the strait of hormuz was free and open before the US attacked Iran illegally.
How did Iran respond to FM Vivian's call?
Iran has slapped FM Vivian right in his face by setting up a Hormuz transit authority to collect hormuz toll because Iran understands international laws better than FM Vivian. The reality is Iran is just trying to seek reparation (reconstruction costs) by imposing a hormuz toll since the US refuses to compensate Iran for the illegal attack.
The EU doesn't object strenuously to the Hormuz toll because it knows that Iran is seeking reparation. The EU also knows that it can't demand reparation for Ukraine if it objects to the Hormuz toll as this will be deemed as a prejudiced (double standard) objection.
Let's look at what the EU is doing then?
The EU is trying to negotiate with Iran for the Hormuz ship passage and FM Vivian is getting hit hard by this reality.
