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Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed by the U.S. and Iran on June 17, promising to extend the ceasefire and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and Western sanctions, is falling apart. U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the “ceasefire…
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A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Since late February, the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the centre of a deepening energy and security crisis. The escalation followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, after which Tehran tightened restrictions on the narrow waterway. The situation intensified…
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