The Violations of the MOU Have Already Begun

Elaborating on today’s grim assessment of the U.S.-Iran MOU (I might use a different three-letter acronym to describe the so-called deal): if you’re looking for a silver lining, it is that at some point, the Iranians will renege or fail to keep their word beyond what they’ve already done in a way that makes the deal a farce, and the U.S. will be able to abandon its stated commitments to a terrible deal.

So far, Iran has declared that it is shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, contending that Israeli strikes against Hezbollah are a violation of the MOU. (Note that Israel was not involved in the MOU negotiations.)

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Elaborating on today’s grim assessment of the U.S.-Iran MOU (I might use a different three-letter acronym to describe the so-called deal): if you’re looking for a silver lining, it is that at some point, the Iranians will renege or fail to keep their word beyond what they’ve already done in a way that makes the deal a farce, and the U.S. will be able to abandon its stated commitments to a terrible deal.

So far, Iran has declared that it is shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, contending that Israeli strikes against Hezbollah are a violation of the MOU. (Note that Israel was not involved in the MOU negotiations.)