Difficulties of Working in the Strait of Hormuz

As had been likely since last Esfand, the Strait of Hormuz issue has ultimately become the main problem in Iran-U.S. relations, while the more than two-decade-long enrichment issue has been pushed to the sidelines. As had been likely since last Esfand, the Strait of Hormuz issue has ultimately become the main problem in Iran-U.S. relations, while the more than two-decade-long enrichment issue has been pushed to the sidelines. The attack on July 7 on three ships south of the strait, for which no one has yet claimed responsibility, has effectively become a turning point after the signing of the memorandum of understanding. On this pretext, the United States effectively withdrew from the memorandum, declared the ceasefire null and void, and revoked the authorization to suspend Iranian oil exports and petrochemical production that had been issued under Article 10 of the memorandum. The process of unfreezing Iran’s deposits has also been halted, and U.S. aggressive military operations have been carried out mainly along the coastal belt from Chabahar to Mahshahr, as well as in some inland provinces, including against an important communications bridge in Golestan Province. Although the memorandum of understanding is currently suspended, it appears that negotiations and mediating efforts have not stopped, and there is still hope that the process can be revived. Iran’s point of departure on the Strait issue is that “the conditions of the strait will never return to what they were before.” After emphases such as “the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed,” made during the 40-day war, the Leader said in the message of Farvardin 20, “Certainly management

• The replacement of the leadership’s Tehran trip with an at-home photo op was not merely a symbolic move. The United States’ insistence on picking up the thread from the Beirut attacks, likely in coordination with Israel, has only reinforced the perception that a new military plan is being pursued against Iran.. Coverage difference paragraph