Paragraph 5 hands Iran a leading role in opening the waterway, but one the U.S. and its allies aren’t comfortable with Pause: Well U.S. "and allies" (who are American allies? We have none.) you fucking signed on to uncomfortable. Unpause.
President Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz and relieve the pressure on the global economy. Instead, it set off a test of wills that has exploded into violence twice in the past two weeks.
The root of the dispute is Paragraph 5,...
Pause: The full text of Paragraph 5 is at note at below. The money shot for purposes here is:
Upon the signing of this MOU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements, using its best efforts, for the safe passage of commercial vessels, with no charge for 60 days only...Not Iran and Oman, not Iran and any other nation. Iran and Iran alone. Unpause
....which says Iran will make arrangements to restore shipping through the strategic waterway and then work with Oman to determine how to administer it in the future. But it also includes an Iranian [And an Iran ALONE] pledge to secure safe passage and remove military obstacles such as mines...
That too is from Wally but you could have read about it here from nytimes on June 28.
note: Paragraph 5
Upon the signing of this MOU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements, using its best efforts, for the safe passage of commercial vessels, with no charge for 60 days only, from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, and considering the needs for removing the technical and military obstacles, and demining by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be instated within 30 days. The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialogue with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel recently shared new intelligence with the U.S. that they said showed Iran was considering a new plan to assassinate the president, sources say
Other American officials suggested the Israeli report could be an effort to sway Trump's decision-making as he weighs whether to intensify American military action against Iran.
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...the US had not vetted it [the Israeli tip] themselves.
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...But [one U.S.] source said that the Israeli report is viewed — in part — as piece of a broader Israeli effort to influence Trump's decision making on Iran. Some in the intelligence community are always skeptical of Israeli reporting, the source said.
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