territorial waters

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BBC Verify understands the UK's interception policy applies to both the UK's territorial waters and the EEZ.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

China says it is acting inside its territorial waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This means routing through Iran’s territorial waters, working out a toll and paying the extortion money in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Also, CNN reported that 38 crew members were rescued after a suspected Iranian attack set two foreign tankers ablaze in Iraqi territorial waters, citing the head of Iraq’s ports company.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

By the treaty of 1818 the Americans were definitely excluded from the territorial waters, but still they poached on Canada's preserves.

From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by MacMechan, Archibald