TOKYO -- Japan is considering participation in a U.S.-led naval coalition to escort commercial vessels in waters off the Iranian coast, depending on whether the details of Washington's plan fit within Tokyo's legal frameworks on the use of force, Nikkei has learned.
International relations
Japan weighs US effort to guard ships in Middle Eastern waters
Questions remain about whether escorting falls within legal constraints on use of force
A U.S. sailor mans a patrol boat at a port in Bahrain. Tensions have mounted in waters around the Persian Gulf, a vital shipping route for Japanese oil. © Reuters
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