international waters
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The U.S. has not revealed the exact location of any of the 64 strikes it has carried out, saying only that they occurred in international waters in the Pacific Ocean or Caribbean Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Russian live-fire exercise took place in international waters and lasted for 30 minutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The missions have flown over international waters, never over land, getting as close as 30 miles from the island, possibly to deter any attempts of breaching the oil blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Washington accused Cuba of unlawfully targeting civilian planes in international waters, and other countries condemned the action.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
As the Maddox had plowed through international waters off the North Vietnamese coast in the Gulf of Tonkin, three North Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked the ship.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
