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- The Military Crisis in the Middle East: Yet Another Blow to ShippingA new large-scale armed conflict broke out in late February 2026. The US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran, which responded by blocking the Strait of Hormuz: a third of the world’s liquefied natural gas, nearly a quarter of the world’s oil consumption, and many other goods are transported through this strait. Following several days of hostilities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that only vessels with specific permission from Iranian authorities could expect to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of publication, around 30 vessels of various types, including container ships, bulk carriers and tankers, had been affected by hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The International Legal Regulation of Combating Maritime PiracyThe article examines the current state and the main problems of international legal regulation of combating maritime piracy. The conclusion about the necessity of implementation of provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is made. Also examined the prospects of creating an international tribunal on piracy and concluded that the creation of an international permanent tribunal on piracy would significantly improve the situation in the sphere of bringing persons who have committed acts of piracy to criminal liability. In addition, the creation of such a tribunal would ensure the security of navigation and additional protection of the constitutional rights of Russian citizens, crew members of merchant ships, as well as promote the economic interests of Russian merchant shipping entities.