”The Islamic Republic of Iran shall maintain its sovereign oversight, provided that such oversight does not manifest as physical interference or mandatory boarding of vessels in recognized international shipping lanes.” The wording of the ceasefire agreement is a compromise. Iran is allowed to retain its “sovereign supervision” (to save face domestically), but they promise that it will not manifest itself in the form of “physical … Fortsätt läsa Tricky interpretation of the ceasefire agreement. Hormuz trickier than the law of the sea in the Baltic Sea