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VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-17

“it was very poorly written and it gave Iran the chance to interpret the MoU as giving it sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Lebanon”

Joey Hood · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17

Hood said the agreement's loose wording let Iran claim sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and a say over Lebanon's future.

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