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The conflict in the Middle East escalated rapidly over the past two weeks after the ceasefire established by the Memorandum of Understanding collapsed.
The truce collapsed because President Donald Trump refused to uphold his commitments under the MOU. In mid-June, Trump agreed that the US would force Israel to comply with the ceasefire in Lebanon and allow Iran to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran agreed to lift its toll on ships moving through the Strait and allow ships to transit the waterway. However, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to open a. . .
