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Iran Insists It Has Right to Full Control of Strait of Hormuz
(Washington Post) Sammy Westfall - An American official said Sunday that the U.S. and Iran will "stand down for now" after days of strikes tested the fragile ceasefire agreement signed this month. Iran insisted it had a right to full control of the Strait of Hormuz, while President Trump threatened to "complete the job" of the war he launched four months ago if Tehran did not relent on the waterway. At the heart of the ceasefire deal was an agreement to allow safe passage of vessels through the strait. Iran and the U.S. differ on whether the memorandum of understanding they signed gives Iran the ability to control which vessels can cross the strait and when. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the "management and full reopening" of the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's responsibility. Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the UN, said the Iranian regime is "sadly mistaken" if it "thinks for a second that President Trump is going to sit by, stand by, while Iran continues to attack international shipping without a response."