Strait of Hormuz Standoff: A Crisis of Ceasefire Faith The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran is hanging by a thread after the latest exchange of blows.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), brokered by Pakistan and Qatar in mid June, aimed to extend the ceasefire and gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
However, it seems that neither side is willing to compromise. The current escalation has echoes of the 1980s Iran Iraq War, where both nations sought control over the strategic waterway.