Robert Malley
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 8 Jul
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Great being here.
Thanks.
I mean, what we know about it is obviously the text itself, but in essence, what it is is an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was something that the US was desperate to see happen, for Iran to be able to sell its oil again and to, in this case, repatriate the funds from the sale of the oil.
and to agree to negotiate the rest.
That's really what it is.
We'll see whether the rest gets negotiated, and if it's negotiated, whether a deal is achieved.
But in essence, it boils down to something which is quite extraordinary when you think about it, because the Strait of Hormuz were open before the war began, and so essentially it was a negotiation and a deal to reopen it on terms that Iran could accept and that the U.S.
was prepared to swallow.
It does tell you something about the senselessness of this war, but that's where we are.
Well, exactly.
I mean, that's the point, is that the war was supposedly, purportedly waged because of the nuclear threat that Iran represented, because of other issues as well.
As we know, it was a moving target of U.S.
objectives all the way from regime change to addressing the nuclear issue.
The nuclear issue is mentioned in the memorandum of understanding.
There's some principles that are attached to how the negotiations are supposed to be led, but there's no finality and there's no detail and there's no assurance that the nuclear issue will be resolved in a way that's satisfactory to both sides.
So, the deal boils down to an agreement for economic reasons, for political reasons, to open the Strait of Hormuz and to kick those other issues a bit down the road.
The negotiations on those issues are supposed to start in a week's time, but we'll have to see whether they could reach a deal or not, and the way the memorandum of understanding is drafted
It is very hard to see at this point how they're going to be able to bridge the gap between the two sides.
And so it may well be that what you'll have in the end is a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and then at best a series of transactions surrounding the nuclear issue that would allow Iran to make some concessions to the U.S.
and in return get greater sanctions relief.
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