In a significant diplomatic shift, the United States and Iran have agreed to a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic waterway, through which a fifth of the world's oil passes, has been a flashpoint in US-Iran tensions. According to Al Jazeera, the agreement signals a potential de-escalation in one of the Middle East's most consequential geopolitical standoffs.

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