US-Iran deal would lift ‘pressure on both sides’ over energy prices, Strait of Hormuz closure
“At the end of the day, all this really does is take us into a negotiating round while lifting the pressure on both sides when it comes to energy and other items moving through the Strait of Hormuz,” Esper said on NewsNation. A tentative agreement reportedly has been reached between Washington and Tehran to extend by 60 days a fragile ceasefire in the three-month conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and establish a framework for broader talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Negotiators have been working to finalize the terms of the MOU.
- ▪“At the end of the day, all this really does is take us into a negotiating round while lifting the pressure on both sides when it comes to energy and other items moving through the Strait of Hormuz,” Esper said on NewsNation.
- ▪A tentative agreement reportedly has been reached between Washington and Tehran to extend by 60 days a fragile ceasefire in the three-month conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and establish a framework for broader talks on Iran’s nuclear
- ▪Negotiators have been working to finalize the terms of the MOU.
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Defense Esper: US-Iran deal would lift ‘pressure on both sides’ over energy prices, Strait of Hormuz closure Comments: by Ellen Mitchell - 05/29/26 12:06 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ellen Mitchell - 05/29/26 12:06 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday said he believes a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran — meant to get the two countries to an eventual peace deal — would lift “pressure on both sides” over the Strait of Hormuz. “At the end of the day, all this really does is take us into a negotiating round while lifting the pressure on both sides when it comes to energy and other items moving through the Strait of Hormuz,” Esper said on NewsNation.
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