# Analysis: Expiry of US-Iran MoU will not alter Hormuz standoff

https://mins.news/en/video/23812

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-17 03:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iPd3FL29U

> A US-Iran memorandum of understanding is due to expire on Monday, but former senior US diplomat Alan Eyre says this will have little effect because both sides violated it almost immediately after signing. He says the US is blockading Iranian ports while Iran continues to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.

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