Trita Parsi

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The Young Turks · New Greene Party - August 3, 2026 · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

That's different from fully controlling the strait.

They understand that fully controlling the strait is just going to be very difficult for a lot of other countries to accept.

But if they are co managing it with Oman.

And they retain the ability to close it in case the US attacks again.

That's actually their core interest.

The US has to ask itself, what is its core interest?

Is it to make sure that Iran doesn't have a semblance of control or the an ability to close it in case there's a war?

Or is it to make sure that the traffic actually flows?

Yeah.

Traditionally what we've been talking about is just to make sure that the traffic flows.

If it is to make sure that the traffic flows, there is a pathway to a deal.

It's not one that the US will like.

It is not one that Trump will brag about because it will ultimately indicate that this whole war ended up in a scenario in which the Iranian position advanced.

But if the core interest is to make sure that the oil flows, that the oil prices come down, et cetera, there is a pathway towards a co-managed system in which the Iranian

Definitely keep it open, but they will retain an ability to close it again in case the US starts to war.

So I I think again that's very important to understand.

And I think some parts of it is frankly a little bit easier in the direction that you said, because perhaps the Iranians still have that.

But during the MOU, the US was trying to fortify a southern corridor in the Straits, in the Omani territorial waters.

And they were trying to essentially, at least this is how the Iranians perceive it.

I think they're right on this one because I think it is quite understandable that the U.

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