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The Montreux Convention only covers the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. Not all straits in the world.

It is ridiculous that countries like Australia (a party to a convention) have a say in whether Turkey should or should not pass ships through the strait. This looks like a legacy of colonization era. This convention should be repelled, and the new agreement should be made by Russia and Turkey and other Black sea countries ignoring the interests of colonizers.

Why is US blocking hormuz straits then?

The US is is not blocking the Strait of Hormuz. There don't appear to be any US warships even in the Strait at the moment. What the US is doing is enforcing a partial blockade against Iran, largely in waters southeast of the Strait. We can argue about whether this is a good policy but let's not make things up.

https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-V...

The US is not blocking the strait because they'd be at the bottom of the sea if they got closer lol