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Journalist Mehdi Hasan has drawn a pointed comparison between Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal and the current Iran arrangement, arguing the earlier agreement was significantly more favorable to American interests. Hasan noted that the 2015 deal did not hand Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz, did not allow Tehran to retain 60 percent enriched uranium, and cost only $1.7 billion. The current deal, he argued, will generate tens of billions for Iran through Hormuz tolls alone, a contrast he directed squarely at the GOP and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.