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2026-05-24 14:13:07
[Israeli Official Slams US-Iran Deal: Strait of Hormuz Being Used by Iran as an "Effective Weapon"] 1. A senior Israeli official stated that the emerging US-Iran deal is "very bad" because it sends a dangerous signal to Iran—that Iran possesses an effective tool no less powerful than a nuclear weapon: the Strait of Hormuz. 2. The official said that Trump seems to view the agreement as essentially an economic deal, with the core being the mutual opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and all further progress depending on whether Iran agrees to remove its nuclear program. 3. In reality, it is completely unclear what will happen after the first phase of the agreement ends.
