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A high-ranking official from the US government has verified that the preliminary memorandum of understanding with Iran mandates the nation to eliminate all naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz within a month and forbids Iran from charging fees on shipping activities in the waterway. The Strait has been shut since early March, affecting 20% of global oil trade and 20% of LNG. US gasoline reserves have declined for 15 straight weeks. The Pentagon and Iranian forces engaged in exchanges of strikes as recently as May 31, creating doubts about the stability of the final agreement.

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00:00The sticking point in the U.S.-Iran deal is now clear, and it directly affects American gas prices.
00:06A senior U.S. official confirmed this week that the tentative memorandum with Iran
00:11requires Tehran to remove all naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days
00:16and bans Iran from charging tolls on shipping traffic.
00:20Iran laid sea mines after closing the Strait in early March,
00:24following the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iranian military targets.
00:27The Strait carries roughly 20 percent of the world's traded oil and a fifth of global LNG shipments.
00:35U.S. gasoline stocks have now fallen for 15 consecutive weeks as refineries run off strategic reserves.
00:42Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters there would be no sanctions relief for Iran
00:47until it agrees to turn over its highly enriched uranium.
00:51Iran shot down a U.S. drone on May 31, triggering U.S. defensive strikes,
00:56demonstrating how quickly the ceasefire can fracture.
01:00If mines are cleared and the Strait reopens,
01:03energy analysts project a significant drop in U.S. gas prices within weeks.
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