Iran didn't draw first blood. Trump did and he is absolutely in the wrong regarding this,
#11 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR
What do you mean "first blood"? Iran killed Marines in Lebanon, who were trying to keep the peace, that first blood?
The US lifted sanctions on Iranian oil exports last month after signing the MOU, but re-imposed them on Tuesday after the attack on vessels in the strait of Hormuz.
Qatar has been acting as a mediator in the talks between Washington and Tehran, but its foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, called it a "serious and explicit violation" of international law and said Qatar would hold Iran fully responsible for the act of aggression.
Iran said on Tuesday that Washington's efforts to open up new routes through the strait constituted a breach of the memorandum of understanding the two parties had signed. Tehran claims the memorandum is specifically worded to leave it, in consultation with Oman, to manage the reopening of the strait with the aim of commercial traffic returning to prewar levels within 30 days.
Experts have said that the vague wording of the MOU has left both sides interpreting the agreement in different ways, with the repeated misunderstandings a continuing threat the ceasefire.
www.theguardian.com
Seems, like most wars, some form of miscommunication. Instead of communicating to the US they are violating the MOU, Iran hit three commercial vessels.....
