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The agreement said Iran can control the routes, and after 60 days can charge tolls.
US, who agreed to the tolls, is now saying Iran can't ever do tolls and can't set the routes.
So Iran is insisting that the route part is followed, to avoid the precedent that the agreement on tolls can also just be tossed out.
If it was possible to have a route that was immune to the war, that's what they would have fucking been doing this whole time.
Which should be obvious
I think that part only exists in your dream version of the deal, not the actual one
There was nothing in the agreement that said Iran can charge tolls, just that they can't during the 60 days.
Both the U.S. and Iran are in the wrong; the U.S. and Israel should not have attacked Iran, but Iran doesn't have the right to unilaterally impose a fee on an international straight in response.
Edit: Perhaps it doesn't matter to some people, but the U.S. being run by a despotic regime that illegally attacks other countries doesn't make Iran's despotic regime any more democratic, respecting of human rights, or deserving of $300 billion that will entrench their grip over the country. A war between the two regimes should also not impact neutral third parties.
That's not what the Mou says...
And that's pretty much the only reason Iran agreed to it.
Imagine if I walked up and kicked your dog off a bridge. Then said it's fine because now you own the bridge. Then as soon as I turn around I say "that dumb fuck thinks he owns the bridge lol".
Now switch dog for "supreme religious and political leader" and "kicked off a bridge" for "fucking killed".
If they can't do tolls, the war's back on.