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Rubio Contests Iran's MOU Claim of Legal Authority Over Hormuz

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Rubio Contests Iran's MOU Claim of Legal Authority Over Hormuz

🕊️ HORMUZ — Rubio is arguing over a deal both sides already buried. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran invokes MOU language to claim legal Hormuz authority while Washington treats the agreement as void. Rubio contesting "power" on record denies Tehran a diplomatic narrative — not a revival signal. The audience is Congress and Gulf allies. With 11 nights of strikes and $70B pending, the US can't let Iran frame Hormuz control as treaty-sanctioned.

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