HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
British warship ignores Chinese warnings in South China Sea
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
May 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
British warship ignores Chinese warnings in South China Sea
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
9/10
That’s why the history matters.
Not as a curiosity, but as context.
We’ve seen what happens when geography becomes a pricing tool.
#Maritime #UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #GlobalShippingCrises
That’s why the history matters.
Not as a curiosity, but as context.
We’ve seen what happens when geography becomes a pricing tool.
#Maritime #UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #GlobalShippingCrises
April 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM
9/10
That’s why the history matters.
Not as a curiosity, but as context.
We’ve seen what happens when geography becomes a pricing tool.
#Maritime #UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #GlobalShippingCrises
That’s why the history matters.
Not as a curiosity, but as context.
We’ve seen what happens when geography becomes a pricing tool.
#Maritime #UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #GlobalShippingCrises
2/2
If you have any questions about the situation, what it means for the future and what this may spell for other straits and waterways - please feel free to ask away.
#Hormuz #IranWar #Trump #Geopolitics #Oman #FreedomofNavigation
If you have any questions about the situation, what it means for the future and what this may spell for other straits and waterways - please feel free to ask away.
#Hormuz #IranWar #Trump #Geopolitics #Oman #FreedomofNavigation
May 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
2/2
If you have any questions about the situation, what it means for the future and what this may spell for other straits and waterways - please feel free to ask away.
#Hormuz #IranWar #Trump #Geopolitics #Oman #FreedomofNavigation
If you have any questions about the situation, what it means for the future and what this may spell for other straits and waterways - please feel free to ask away.
#Hormuz #IranWar #Trump #Geopolitics #Oman #FreedomofNavigation
La Marine soutient son partenaire béninois pour le développement de la #Sécurité_maritime mondiale.
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Afrique
#Bénin
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Afrique
#Bénin
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
Belgian Navy in Benin: Training the Trainers
YouTube video by Belgian Defence
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 6:41 PM
La Marine soutient son partenaire béninois pour le développement de la #Sécurité_maritime mondiale.
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Afrique
#Bénin
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Afrique
#Bénin
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
2/2
I may be wrong - But Iran actually stated "..the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran..." is fully open.
That is a very different announcement to "The Straits are open"
#TollforPassage #Geopolitics #FreedomofNavigation
I may be wrong - But Iran actually stated "..the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran..." is fully open.
That is a very different announcement to "The Straits are open"
#TollforPassage #Geopolitics #FreedomofNavigation
April 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
2/2
I may be wrong - But Iran actually stated "..the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran..." is fully open.
That is a very different announcement to "The Straits are open"
#TollforPassage #Geopolitics #FreedomofNavigation
I may be wrong - But Iran actually stated "..the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran..." is fully open.
That is a very different announcement to "The Straits are open"
#TollforPassage #Geopolitics #FreedomofNavigation
Which countries have sailed through the #TaiwanStrait to uphold #FreedomOfNavigation rights and to challenge Beijing's unilateral claims that the Strait is "internal waters" belonging to China?
USA
Canada
Australia
UK
France
Germany
The Netherlands
Turkey
www.aspistrategist.org.au/which-countr...
USA
Canada
Australia
UK
France
Germany
The Netherlands
Turkey
www.aspistrategist.org.au/which-countr...
September 23, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Which countries have sailed through the #TaiwanStrait to uphold #FreedomOfNavigation rights and to challenge Beijing's unilateral claims that the Strait is "internal waters" belonging to China?
USA
Canada
Australia
UK
France
Germany
The Netherlands
Turkey
www.aspistrategist.org.au/which-countr...
USA
Canada
Australia
UK
France
Germany
The Netherlands
Turkey
www.aspistrategist.org.au/which-countr...
3/3
This represents the first rumblings of a tectonic shift that may be happening to the fundamental principles of Freedom of Navigation that underpin the globalised world of trade we have been inhabiting...
This will be discussed in Volume 2 of my coming book mini-series.
#FreedomofNavigation
This represents the first rumblings of a tectonic shift that may be happening to the fundamental principles of Freedom of Navigation that underpin the globalised world of trade we have been inhabiting...
This will be discussed in Volume 2 of my coming book mini-series.
#FreedomofNavigation
May 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
3/3
This represents the first rumblings of a tectonic shift that may be happening to the fundamental principles of Freedom of Navigation that underpin the globalised world of trade we have been inhabiting...
This will be discussed in Volume 2 of my coming book mini-series.
#FreedomofNavigation
This represents the first rumblings of a tectonic shift that may be happening to the fundamental principles of Freedom of Navigation that underpin the globalised world of trade we have been inhabiting...
This will be discussed in Volume 2 of my coming book mini-series.
#FreedomofNavigation
De #Marine steunt haar Beninse partner in de ontwikkeling van wereldwijde #maritieme_veiligheid .
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Africa
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
Belgian Navy in Benin: Training the Trainers
YouTube video by Belgian Defence
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
De #Marine steunt haar Beninse partner in de ontwikkeling van wereldwijde #maritieme_veiligheid .
#TheBelgianNavy
#FreedomOfNavigation
#Africa
youtu.be/geAi7Gzn7yM?...
As it currently stands; Almost 70% of #Gaza is a no-go or a displacement zone which is also known as ‘kill zone’.
#FreedomOfNavigation #OccupiedByActualNazis #BLM #BDS #ItTakesAllOfUs #FreePalestine #EndNazism #ZionismIsNazism #FactsMatter #UK #US #Australia #Canada #NewZealand #Palestine
#FreedomOfNavigation #OccupiedByActualNazis #BLM #BDS #ItTakesAllOfUs #FreePalestine #EndNazism #ZionismIsNazism #FactsMatter #UK #US #Australia #Canada #NewZealand #Palestine
April 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
As it currently stands; Almost 70% of #Gaza is a no-go or a displacement zone which is also known as ‘kill zone’.
#FreedomOfNavigation #OccupiedByActualNazis #BLM #BDS #ItTakesAllOfUs #FreePalestine #EndNazism #ZionismIsNazism #FactsMatter #UK #US #Australia #Canada #NewZealand #Palestine
#FreedomOfNavigation #OccupiedByActualNazis #BLM #BDS #ItTakesAllOfUs #FreePalestine #EndNazism #ZionismIsNazism #FactsMatter #UK #US #Australia #Canada #NewZealand #Palestine
6/10
That shift feeds directly into modern law.
The United Nations Convention on the Laws Of the Sea (UNCLOS) draws a clear line:
Charges for services (pilotage, buoy maintenance etc...) are permitted.
Charges for passage itself are not.
#UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #WordTradeRules
That shift feeds directly into modern law.
The United Nations Convention on the Laws Of the Sea (UNCLOS) draws a clear line:
Charges for services (pilotage, buoy maintenance etc...) are permitted.
Charges for passage itself are not.
#UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #WordTradeRules
April 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM
6/10
That shift feeds directly into modern law.
The United Nations Convention on the Laws Of the Sea (UNCLOS) draws a clear line:
Charges for services (pilotage, buoy maintenance etc...) are permitted.
Charges for passage itself are not.
#UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #WordTradeRules
That shift feeds directly into modern law.
The United Nations Convention on the Laws Of the Sea (UNCLOS) draws a clear line:
Charges for services (pilotage, buoy maintenance etc...) are permitted.
Charges for passage itself are not.
#UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #WordTradeRules
US and Iran could find common cause in shredding UNCLOS#Freedomofnavigation #globalshipping #HormuzBlockades #Opinion #Petrodollar #ShippingTolls #UNCLOS #UpstreamCompensation #USIranNegotiations #USIranwar
April 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
US and Iran could find common cause in shredding UNCLOS#Freedomofnavigation #globalshipping #HormuzBlockades #Opinion #Petrodollar #ShippingTolls #UNCLOS #UpstreamCompensation #USIranNegotiations #USIranwar
IMO council reaffirms #IMO #FreedomofNavigation, condemns attacks on commercial shipping amid growing maritime tensions. #MaritimeSecurity #GlobalTrade https://gcaptain.com/imo-council-reaffirms-freedom-of-navigation-condemns-attacks-on-commercial-shipping/
IMO Council Reaffirms Freedom of Navigation, Condemns Attacks on Commercial Shipping
gcaptain.com
July 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
IMO council reaffirms #IMO #FreedomofNavigation, condemns attacks on commercial shipping amid growing maritime tensions. #MaritimeSecurity #GlobalTrade https://gcaptain.com/imo-council-reaffirms-freedom-of-navigation-condemns-attacks-on-commercial-shipping/
President Armeni warns that piracy and geopolitical tensions threaten the lifeblood of global trade, urging nations to protect vulnerable island economies from collateral damage.
Learn more here!
#US #CitizenPortal #MaritimeSecurity #EconomicResilience #SeychellesMaritime #FreedomOfNavigation
Learn more here!
#US #CitizenPortal #MaritimeSecurity #EconomicResilience #SeychellesMaritime #FreedomOfNavigation
Seychelles appeals for protection of maritime routes and support for ocean states
Armeni warned that threats to maritime routes—piracy, geopolitical friction, armed aggression—have outsized economic effects on small island states and urged preservation of freedom of navigation under international law.
citizenportal.ai
September 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
President Armeni warns that piracy and geopolitical tensions threaten the lifeblood of global trade, urging nations to protect vulnerable island economies from collateral damage.
Learn more here!
#US #CitizenPortal #MaritimeSecurity #EconomicResilience #SeychellesMaritime #FreedomOfNavigation
Learn more here!
#US #CitizenPortal #MaritimeSecurity #EconomicResilience #SeychellesMaritime #FreedomOfNavigation
Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz! 🚢⚠️ Global trade at risk! 🌍✊ #FreedomOfNavigation #StandWithUkraine
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz! 🚢⚠️ Global trade at risk! 🌍✊ #FreedomOfNavigation #StandWithUkraine
British warship ignores Chinese warnings in South China Sea
“This activity underlines the UK’s commitment to international law and to upholding a free, open, and stable South China Sea.”
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
“This activity underlines the UK’s commitment to international law and to upholding a free, open, and stable South China Sea.”
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
British warship ignores Chinese warnings in South China Sea
HMS Spey sails through the South China Sea – politely ignoring China’s "suggestions" on where not to go. #RoyalNavy #FreedomOfNavigation
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
May 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
British warship ignores Chinese warnings in South China Sea
“This activity underlines the UK’s commitment to international law and to upholding a free, open, and stable South China Sea.”
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
“This activity underlines the UK’s commitment to international law and to upholding a free, open, and stable South China Sea.”
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-wars...
"India emphasizes support for freedom of navigation & overflight, legal trade, and commitment to international law in Indo-Pacific. " #FreedomOfNavigation https://fefd.link/OqRai
February 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"India emphasizes support for freedom of navigation & overflight, legal trade, and commitment to international law in Indo-Pacific. " #FreedomOfNavigation https://fefd.link/OqRai
'Safe passage not guaranteed in Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s coordination' yespunjab.com?p=271366
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #KazemGharibabadi #GCC #UnitedStates #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MaritimeSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalTrade #Shipping #IRGC #EnergySecurity #WorldNews
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #KazemGharibabadi #GCC #UnitedStates #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MaritimeSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalTrade #Shipping #IRGC #EnergySecurity #WorldNews
'Safe passage not guaranteed in Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s coordination' - Yes Punjab News
Iran warns safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz depends on coordination with Tehran, rejects navigation arrangements outside its authority.
yespunjab.com
June 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
'Safe passage not guaranteed in Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s coordination' yespunjab.com?p=271366
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #KazemGharibabadi #GCC #UnitedStates #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MaritimeSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalTrade #Shipping #IRGC #EnergySecurity #WorldNews
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #KazemGharibabadi #GCC #UnitedStates #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MaritimeSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalTrade #Shipping #IRGC #EnergySecurity #WorldNews
“… ‘About 10% of the container ship global fleet is caught up in [the Hormuz backup],’ [Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express,] said at [an] industry conference in Long Beach …”
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #News #Courage
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #News #Courage
Iran war live: Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed and warns it will attack ships trying to pass
Trump says the military campaign against Iran could last longer than four weeks.
www.reuters.com
March 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“… ‘About 10% of the container ship global fleet is caught up in [the Hormuz backup],’ [Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express,] said at [an] industry conference in Long Beach …”
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #News #Courage
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #News #Courage
Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists—seized in international waters—until Sunday. Spanish and Brazilian nationals appeared in leg shackles as court rejected full state request but added five more days.
#GazaFlotilla #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalSumudFlotilla
#GazaFlotilla #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalSumudFlotilla
May 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists—seized in international waters—until Sunday. Spanish and Brazilian nationals appeared in leg shackles as court rejected full state request but added five more days.
#GazaFlotilla #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalSumudFlotilla
#GazaFlotilla #FreedomOfNavigation #GlobalSumudFlotilla
I'll patiently await PM #MarkCarney to defend #FreedomOfNavigation in this context while condemning the state terrorism involved. Imagine if Hamas seized boats, crews, and passengers and returned them to Gaza. #Outrage
Zero sanctions against the genocide regime. What rules? What order?
#cdnpoli
Zero sanctions against the genocide regime. What rules? What order?
#cdnpoli
The genocide regime can only engage in piracy and abduction with the complicity and blessings of #EU member states.
t.me/MiddleEastEy...
t.me/MiddleEastEy...
Middle East Eye
📹 Activists taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla filmed themselves on board a boat as Israeli forces intercepted other vessels nearby.
“We are 260 miles from Gaza. Since one hour, we know that th...
t.me
May 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'll patiently await PM #MarkCarney to defend #FreedomOfNavigation in this context while condemning the state terrorism involved. Imagine if Hamas seized boats, crews, and passengers and returned them to Gaza. #Outrage
Zero sanctions against the genocide regime. What rules? What order?
#cdnpoli
Zero sanctions against the genocide regime. What rules? What order?
#cdnpoli
China's assertiveness in South China Sea poses global security concern: Report yespunjab.com?p=230791
#SouthChinaSea #Vietnam #China #Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #InternationalLaw #ASEAN #RegionalSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #SoutheastAsia
#SouthChinaSea #Vietnam #China #Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #InternationalLaw #ASEAN #RegionalSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #SoutheastAsia
China's assertiveness in South China Sea poses global security concern: Report - Yes Punjab News
Mizzima report warns China’s South China Sea push threatens Vietnam’s sovereignty, regional stability and international law.
yespunjab.com
March 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
China's assertiveness in South China Sea poses global security concern: Report yespunjab.com?p=230791
#SouthChinaSea #Vietnam #China #Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #InternationalLaw #ASEAN #RegionalSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #SoutheastAsia
#SouthChinaSea #Vietnam #China #Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #InternationalLaw #ASEAN #RegionalSecurity #FreedomOfNavigation #SoutheastAsia
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander says that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran is to set fire to any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reports …”
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #DoNothingCongress #News #Courage
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #DoNothingCongress #News #Courage
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declare Strait of Hormuz closed, threaten to fire on any ship trying to pass
* * *
www.timesofisrael.com
March 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander says that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran is to set fire to any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reports …”
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #DoNothingCongress #News #Courage
#TrumpΤύραννος #ICJ-Hague #ArticleOneSection8 #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Iran #FreedomOfNavigation #DoNothingCongress #News #Courage
Non è solo una notizia. È il diritto che si piega.
E allora raccontarlo non basta, ma è necessario. Sempre.
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Gaza #Mediterraneo #DirittiUmani #FreedomOfNavigation #StopTheWar #RadioBullets
www.radiobullets.com/rubriche/glo...
E allora raccontarlo non basta, ma è necessario. Sempre.
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Gaza #Mediterraneo #DirittiUmani #FreedomOfNavigation #StopTheWar #RadioBullets
www.radiobullets.com/rubriche/glo...
Global Sumud Flotilla intercettata in Grecia - Radio Bullets
Global Sumud Flotilla: Israele intercetta navi in acque internazionali, attivisti fermati. Accuse di pirateria e violazione del diritto internazionale.
www.radiobullets.com
April 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Non è solo una notizia. È il diritto che si piega.
E allora raccontarlo non basta, ma è necessario. Sempre.
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Gaza #Mediterraneo #DirittiUmani #FreedomOfNavigation #StopTheWar #RadioBullets
www.radiobullets.com/rubriche/glo...
E allora raccontarlo non basta, ma è necessario. Sempre.
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Gaza #Mediterraneo #DirittiUmani #FreedomOfNavigation #StopTheWar #RadioBullets
www.radiobullets.com/rubriche/glo...