‘Safe passage’: The fatal ambiguity at the heart of the Hormuz MoU

An escalation is occurring in the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera examines a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding on safe passage, arguing that its vague language has contributed to the present crisis. The Strait is one of the world's most critical waterways, through which millions of barrels of oil transit daily.

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