# The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the U.S.-Iran Fight Over the Strait of Hormuz

- Published: 2026-07-15T11:26:33Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T05:25:11Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-war-hormuz-strait.html
- Tags: The New York Times · World
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The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.

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