It’s legal by whatever state is saying it’s legal.
Yes, but only within that state. In international waters it isn’t. So it turns out that the said tanker, at least according to France, was not properly registered and thus was detained, not because of sanctions or whatever where emphasis on articles was.
If that’s really the case, then it was indeed a legal operation.
Yes, but only within that state. In international waters it isn’t. So it turns out that the said tanker, at least according to France, was not properly registered and thus was detained, not because of sanctions or whatever where emphasis on articles was. If that’s really the case, then it was indeed a legal operation.