US gave up enormous amount of leverage in ‘unsustainable’ Iran deal: Analyst

Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday (Jun 28), raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes. Kian Tajbakhsh, an international relations professor at New York University, describes the Memorandum of Understanding as "unsustainable", saying ambiguity in its provisions is the root cause fuelling continued hostilities. He tells CNA’s Asia First that Washington has surrendered much of its leverage in the agreement and questions whether the ceasefire can hold.

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