US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: Why the Real Crisis Is Now Playing Out in the Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: Why the Real Crisis Is Now Playing Out in the Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: What Is Really Happening in Iran, Oman and the Strait of Hormuz? By: Javid Amin | 17 Aug 2026 The 60-day window created by the June US-Iran interim agreement has expired without a final peace settlement. Instead of producing a durable ceasefire, the deadline has exposed a much deeper problem: Washington and Tehran no longer agree on what the original agreement required, who violated it first, and what must happen before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen. The danger is no longer confined to the…

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