Jun 19, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 12 segments
Did the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding hand Tehran a major victory? In this episode of Eye for Iran, host Negar Mojtahedi breaks down the controversial MOU with former US Assistant Secretary…
Negar MojtahediHost
Gazelle SharmahdGuest
Shiva NegarGuest
Alireza Modiri
And that was where it said that Iran would hold talks with Oman and other Persian Gulf states for the future administration, quote unquote, and maritime services.

So to me, that almost sounds like adding that Iranian officials would eventually partner with Oman and I know that they're not framing it as tolls.

They've said that it's not tolls, but they've repeatedly said the government would be wrong, that they're going to put an environmental protection fee.
Iran is offering protection and will shake down international global shipping.
And this is because it's much narrower, much more narrow and tricky to traverse.
And there have been accidents and environmental disasters, but I don't think it's analogous.
And if the administration permits this, of course, we'll erode what's left of the global world rules-based order.
And we can expect that the Chinese will start charging for the South China Sea, etc.
And of course, we'll put more money in perpetuity in the pockets of the regime in Tehran.

And what is this concept of releasing funds for good behavior? Like, how do you measure that? And it seems very vague.
Well, they're trying to condition release of frozen assets, right? They're doing the lifting of the oil sanctions up front, which, of course, billions, untold billions of dollars, right? Wow.

And that was where it said that Iran would hold talks with Oman and other Persian Gulf states for the future administration, quote unquote, and maritime services.

So to me, that almost sounds like adding that Iranian officials would eventually partner with Oman and I know that they're not framing it as tolls.

They've said that it's not tolls, but they've repeatedly said the government would be wrong, that they're going to put an environmental protection fee.
Iran is offering protection and will shake down international global shipping.
And this is because it's much narrower, much more narrow and tricky to traverse.
And there have been accidents and environmental disasters, but I don't think it's analogous.
And if the administration permits this, of course, we'll erode what's left of the global world rules-based order.
And we can expect that the Chinese will start charging for the South China Sea, etc.
And of course, we'll put more money in perpetuity in the pockets of the regime in Tehran.

And what is this concept of releasing funds for good behavior? Like, how do you measure that? And it seems very vague.
Well, they're trying to condition release of frozen assets, right? They're doing the lifting of the oil sanctions up front, which, of course, billions, untold billions of dollars, right? Wow.
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