US-Iran Peace Deal Unravels. New Gulf Strikes.

Just ten days after signing a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict, the United States and Iran are back on the path to war. Fresh hostilities have erupted in the Gulf, threatening the fragile interim peace agreement. The problem appears to be the deal’s wording. The document was written to be deliberately vague, but this has backfired. Both sides now have conflicting interpretations on key issues, specifically the Lebanon ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Inside Tehran, supporters of the deal are losing ground. Critics are now arguing that the government should never have agreed to reopen the strategic waterway. These statements are spreading not only among hardliners but also among more moderate voices. The deliberately opaque language could not withstand the pressure of these disagreements.