"Transit passage is a legal regime under
UNCLOS Part III allowing all ships and aircraft unimpeded freedom of navigation and overflight through straits used for international navigation. It applies to transit between one part of the high seas/EEZ and another, ensuring continuous and expeditious passage that cannot be suspended by coastal states, differing from the more restrictive "
innocent passage".
Key aspects of transit passage include:
- Scope: Applies to straits connecting high seas/EEZ, such as the Straits of Malacca, Gibraltar, Hormuz, and Bab-el-Mandeb."
As far as Suez Canal is concerned, the only thing that does matter is "who holds the Suez Canal".
I want all Pakistanis to think about paying the toll tax per tanker through Strait of Hormuz and be nice to Iranians as you said.
Anyway Iran will not be allowed to charge toll tax at Strait of Hormuz and US did the right thing to call out your bluff by blocking the Iranian ports.