Oil tankers collision with mines in the Oman Sea (2019) from the perspective of international law

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Article 5, Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17, June 2021, Pages 111-138   

Document Type: مقالات

DOI: 10.22067/ijip.v9i1.85678

Authors

sid ghasem Zamani¹; behzad seyfi^{* 2}

¹Professor of Public International Law, Allameh Tabataba'i University

²Assistant Professor of Public International Law, Imam Khomeini Sciences Maritime University

Abstract

On Thursday, June 13, 2019, two oil tankers as a result of crashed with naval mines in the Oman Sea approximately 25 miles offshore of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Jask) while crossing outside of the Strait of Hormuz, They were damaged. The United States America has accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of presenting evidence of an oil attack on the Oman Sea. Britain also claimed responsibility for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Against the Islamic Republic of Iran, while denying responsibility, the attack was fabricated and dealt with by the Americans themselves and the conspiracy. Therefore, in this article, we will try to study the rules governing mine action in Oman while examining the rules governing mine action under international law; the events and opinions of the International Court of Justice regarding the mines prove that the US accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran are in vain.

Keywords

Naval Mine; Hormoz Strait; Persian Gulf; Oman Sea; Law of the Sea

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