In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding stipulating an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, on the night of July 8, the United States renewed its large-scale attacks on Iran, accusing it of violating the terms of the agreements reached regarding the Strait of Hormuz. It leads about 25% of the world's oil trade and about 20% of liquid natural gas. So the American administration effectively signaled the cessation of the use of large-scale military force against Iran and beyond the attempt to stifle it economically through sanctions.