Iran Accuses US of Violating Hormuz Transit Agreement as Strikes Pause

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US on July 25 of forcing open a new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, violating a June 2026 memorandum of understanding that he says grants Tehran authority to set transit routes. The accusation came as US nightly strikes on Iran paused for the first time since July 8, with both sides exchanging messages through mediators but reporting "not much progress."