Trump's Iran deal handed them an 'extraordinary amount of leverage' over the US: MS NOW
Donald Trump’s last-minute ceasefire deal with the leadership of Iran was greeted with a great deal of skepticism on MS NOW on Wednesday morning with co-host Jonathan Lemire astounded by concessions the normally combative president agreed to.
On “Morning Joe,” the ten-point agreement brokered by Pakistan was broken down point by point by a panel of diplomatic experts, but it was Lemire who pointed out near the end that Iran came out ahead in the deal with regard to the Strait of Hormuz blockade with Iran essentially maintaining control.
After pointing out that “there are some real sticking points also in the Farsi version of this and the language in Iran,” he added, “So there's clearly work to do this weekend. And there's also, of course, the fact of the matter, the Strait of Hormuz, as just mentioned, was prior to this conflict, open and ships used it.”
Noting the agreement now allows Iran to collect tolls, Lemire called it a stunning win for Iran's leadership.
”Without this outcome, at least for now, Iran has increased their control over the Strait of Hormuz and has now learned that they can turn that spigot on and off,” he predicted. “That gives them an extraordinary amount of leverage over the world's energy supply and, of course, the United States. So these are some significant obstacles that still need to be cleared, even as the ceasefire now starts.”
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