Strait of Hormuz: What Has Happened Since the US-Iran MoU on June 17?
- More than three weeks after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end hostilities, attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have resumed, with Iran accusing vessels of passing without approval and tensions escalating between the two countries.
- Since the ceasefire on June 17, at least five commercial vessels have been attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz, causing damage but no casualties.
- Ship traffic remains significantly below pre-war levels, with only 513 ships transiting between June 18 and July 5 compared to about 100 ships daily before the war, and approximately 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Gulf due to ongoing conflict and unsafe conditions.
- Iran demands vessels use routes designated by Tehran and has threatened attacks on non-compliant ships while planning to introduce transit fees, which the US opposes; following the attacks, the US carried out strikes on Iranian targets, and Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes on Gulf nations.
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Strait of Hormuz deadlock could lead Trump into sporadic war with Iran
The renewed US and Iranian strikes on Wednesday, despite the memorandum of understanding reached between the two countries, jeopardize hopes for a swift end to the crisis unpopular with the American public.
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Niall Ferguson: Can Iran Hold the Strait of Hormuz Hostage Forever?
Is the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran over? Is the memorandum of understanding dead? On Wednesday, those questions were put to President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, a gathering that came on the heels of renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.Here, to make sense of the fragile state of the strait, …
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