Hormuz dispute shifts from access to control

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Indirect technical talks between Washington and Tehran held in Doha resulted in a temporary agreement to keep the Strait of Hormuz quiet for seven days. Despite this, negotiations remain deadlocked over the terms of a memorandum of understanding previously signed by both parties.

Indirect technical talks between Washington and Tehran in Doha concluded this week with a narrow understanding to keep the Strait of Hormuz quiet for seven days – buying time for negotiations that are, two weeks into a 60-day window, still deadlocked over the terms of a memorandum of understanding both sides have already signed. The …