Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded
Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict – threatens to put the two countries back on the path to war . It appears the deliberately opaque wording in the memorandum has been unable to withstand the pressure of conflicting interp
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A residential building in Muharraq, near the international airport, was hit by an Iranian drone on Sunday, according to the Bahraini interior ministry. Photograph: Bahrain Police Media/ReutersView image in fullscreenA residential building in Muharraq, near the international airport, was hit by an Iranian drone on Sunday, according to the Bahraini interior ministry. Photograph: Bahrain Police Media/ReutersUS-Israel war on IranAnalysisFresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly wordedPatrick WintourDocument appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Sun 28 Jun 2026 11.02 EDTLast modified on Sun 28 Jun 2026 11.30 EDTShareThe sudden eruption of fresh…
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