Iran's Foreign Ministry: Memorandum Does Not Allow U.S. to Open Parallel Route in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Article 5 of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding does not allow the United States to open an independent parallel route in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Jin10, the ministry said the memorandum is based on mutual commitments between the two countries, and Iran will comply with its commitments as long as the United States does the same.