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Iran Shows 'Flexibility' on Hormuz Operations Before Thursday Deadline

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Iran Shows 'Flexibility' on Hormuz Operations Before Thursday Deadline

⚓ HORMUZ — Tehran is flexing on the one demand that sank every ceasefire. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Hormuz sovereignty has blocked every deal formula for 150 days. Tehran sourcing 'flexibility' to Al Jazeera before Thursday signals Oman extracted a concession or Iran is pre-positioning a face-save. Key question: shared governance or cosmetic language over unchanged control. If substantive, Thursday's address becomes a deal announcement, not a strike order.

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