00:17Iran just dropped a bombshell about its deal with the U.S., and it's not what Washington wanted to hear.
00:24For months, this strait has been at the center of a global standoff, the Strait of Hormuz.
00:31One-fifth of the world's oil passes through it, and right now, Iran controls it.
00:37So here's the question everyone wants answered.
00:40If Iran and the U.S. sign a ceasefire deal, does Iran give that control back?
00:47According to Iran's own state media, the answer is no.
00:52IRNA, Iran's official news agency, says the draft agreement contains zero commitment from Tehran to hand back management of the
01:02strait or restore the pre-war status quo.
01:05Ships still need Iranian military permission to pass.
01:09That hasn't changed.
01:10And apparently, this draft doesn't change it either.
01:14Let that sink in.
01:15The U.S. could be about to sign off on a deal that leaves one of the most critical choke
01:21points in global trade under Iranian military control.
01:25Now, separately, Iran's mayor news agency published what it claims is the actual draft text, and it's packed.
01:33The war ends not just with the U.S. and Israel, but on the Lebanon front, too.
01:39Iran gets access to $24 billion of its frozen assets, U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemicals get suspended,
01:49and the naval blockade that's been choking Iranian ports since April lifted completely.
01:55Iran is also demanding reparations and reconstruction funding of at least $300 billion.
02:02But here's the twist.
02:04Iran says final negotiations don't even start until half its frozen funds are released, oil sanctions are suspended,
02:12and the naval blockade is lifted.
02:15Tehran wants the concessions up front.
02:18And then there's the nuclear question, the issue that's haunted these talks from day one.
02:24IRNA says Iran will only negotiate its nuclear program within the framework of its Islamic Republic's fundamental principles,
02:33which, translated, means Iran's right to enrich uranium stays on the table, non-negotiable.
02:40Meanwhile, Iranian semi-official media outlet Mare released what it claims are the 14 points of the draft memorandum of
02:49understanding
02:49between the U.S. and Iran.
02:51According to Mare's report, which cites a source close to Iran's negotiating team,
02:57the draft calls for an immediate and permanent halt to fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon,
03:03and a U.S. pledge to not interfere in Iran's internal affairs.
03:08The draft reportedly calls for lifting the maritime blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days,
03:16under Iranian arrangements, alongside a U.S. commitment to withdraw forces from areas around Iran.
03:23Meanwhile, Trump says he's called off planned strikes, and a deal could be signed within days.
03:30But Iran's foreign ministry is pumping the brakes, saying no final conclusion has been reached.
03:36So is this peace, or just a pause, with Iran holding most of the leverage?
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