Many critics seized on the MOU as proof of U.S. weakness. Iran\u2019s conduct since then suggests the opposite. Tehran needed fast access to funds, and Washington was cornering it further while steadying energy markets.<\/p>\n
IRGC needs cash, that\u2019s what it wanted from the MOU, and they correctly understood that they\u2019re not going to get any of it, that 60 days of negotiations that can be renewed infinitely with no guarantees and with sanctions in place was not granting them any sort of chance of repositioning themselves and good luck releasing “frozen funds” from countries they\u2019ve just hit. Strait of Hormuz is the only card they have left and they\u2019re also exhausting it. They are not in a good place.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/x.com\/zriboua\/status\/2076374270695895092<\/a><\/p>\n …………………<\/p>\n The United States will take control of the Strait of Hormuz and should be compensated for securing the strategic waterway, President Donald Trump said on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that,\u201d Trump said in a phone interview on Fox News’ Fox & Friends.<\/p>\n https:\/\/x.com\/IranIntl_En\/status\/2076647672358772980<\/a><\/p>\n SO IT’S A STRAIT FLUSH ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many critics seized on the MOU as proof of U.S. weakness. Iran\u2019s conduct since then suggests the opposite. Tehran needed fast access to funds, and Washington was cornering it further while steadying energy markets. IRGC needs cash, that\u2019s what it … Continue reading