Legal Status of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Strait of Tiran ...
the Arab nations bordering the Gulf of Aqaba and Strait of Tiran5 have histori cally resisted Israel's characterization of these waters as international,s asserting Arab sovereignty over the Gulf of Aqaba.7 This claim of sovereignty, if legiti mate, would allow those Arab nations to regulate passage of ships at will.s The