“People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one US official told me, describing the agreement as a “political document.”
“What’s more important than the actual document is the understandings we have with each other... We came up with language that allows (Iran) to say what they need to say for their domestic politics.”
BREAKING: Iran's IRGC has launched multiple drones at commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz every night since the US-Iran deal was electronically signed Sunday, including yesterday, to enforce Iranian control over Hormuz shipping, per NBC News citing a US official.
Meanwhile multiple loaded Iranian oil tankers have left the port of Chabahar and crossed the US blockade line today, without being stopped, per MarineTraffic.
Iran is operationally exercising its full sovereign authority over the Strait of Hormuz while simultaneously receiving $400 billion in total deal funds across frozen assets and reconstruction funds, fulfilling IRGC Commander Vahidi's framework of "we take the money" while retaining the missile program, proxy network, rebuild capacity and control over Hormuz.
Exclusive: Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says https://t.co/B1QL9a2D8j https://t.co/B1QL9a2D8j
@bluestein Well, they’re probably assuming that IF they do that BEFORE the midterms they will juice black and democrat turn out. That might just make it that much more harder for the GOP to win the top of the ticket. It’s probably smarter for them to try to wait until the midterm.
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