“The Iranians are clearly just trying to ratchet up the pressure until they think they’ll be able to get what they want.”
Ambiguities in the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran “doesn’t tackle the key differences between the parties”, leaving open questions, for example, around whether Iran can charge for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, says former UK ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould.
Matthew Gould and Mehran Kamrava were speaking to Mark Urban on The Times at One on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Friday, 1-2pm.
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