A month-old ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is fraying after clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington now waiting on Tehran's response to a fresh American proposal, Bloomberg Politics reported May 9.
Read the strategic shape: Iran doesn't let Hormuz flare accidentally. Each incident raises the cost of a deal just enough to extract another concession before signing. The administration telegraphing that a response could come "imminently" is the tell — they need closure, and Tehran knows it.
Whoever blinks first sets the floor for every enforcement mechanism in the eventual agreement. If this administration has already signaled urgency publicly, it has already weakened its hand.