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Iran's MoU proposal divides the negotiation into two phases, with economic delivery as the entry condition for nuclear talks. Phase 1 requires frozen asset release and acceptance of Hormuz transit fees before Phase 2 begins. Iran determines when Phase 1 is complete. Trump has committed to giving Ira
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Iran and the United States have each demanded that the Strait of Hormuz be "open." The demand looks like a shared objective. It is a semantic trap. Iran's definition of an open strait means IRGC-managed traffic: vessels obtain Iranian clearance before passing, pay fees framed as service charges, and
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Iran's IRGC suspended US-Iran negotiations on June 1 because suspension serves its strategic interests better than any available deal. The Lebanon demand, emphasised publicly as the precondition for resuming talks, functions as cover for positions Iran cannot openly state: it will retain its highly