US-Iran Deal Is Dead, Strikes Resume. Hormuz Set To Close as Oil Reserves Run Low (The Duran)

The MOU was just like another Minsk agreement, which means it was simply a pause in fighting. Alexander points out that the MOU was actually a good deal, but that the US, and Israel, were never going to implement it - except to allow shipping to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 

Time Stamps:

00:00 Trump Declares Iran Deal Dead
00:58 Markets React to Renewed Strikes
02:05 Why the MOU Was Never Fulfilled
03:13 Iran Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz
05:56 200 Million Barrels Through Hormuz
08:00 Strategic Reserves and Precision Weapons Depleted
09:23 Khamenei's Funeral Boosts Iran's Resolve
11:18 Will the US Reimpose a Sea Blockade
15:15 Could This Lead to Ground Troops
20:19 Is There Still a Path Back to the Deal

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 11, 2026.]