Iran and Oman agree route for ships in Strait of Hormuz, Tehran says
Iran says ships will use a temporary route through the strait as talks continue over fees, security and a possible 60-day framework.
- On Wednesday, Iran and Oman reached an understanding on geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announcing a joint statement is being finalized.
- Baghaei described ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Muscat as "professional" and "moving forward," confirming both sides reached a "mutual understanding on the geographical parameters of the route under discussion."
- Sources suggest the proposed agreement would grant Tehran control over vessels entering the Gulf, though Baghaei cautioned that finalization depends on ensuring no third parties obstruct the process.
- Regional sources pushed back against claims by President Donald Trump that a deal reopening the Strait is imminent, indicating important details still require further negotiation.
- Baghaei emphasized that such an agreement between the two nations would not, by itself, guarantee long-term security within the strategic Strait, clarifying the arrangement's technical scope.
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“Like the shifting winds, plans concerning the future of the Strait of Hormuz are evolving almost daily,” CNN summarizes. While Donald Trump asserts that an agreement with the Islamic Republic could be reached “tomorrow or the day after,” negotiations between Iran and Oman appear to have entered a new phase. Tehran announced this Wednesday, August 5, that it had reached an agreement [...]
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Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon and other news in the Mideast
Iran says it’s in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman. Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon.
Tehran assured on Wednesday 5 August that a route had been approved by both parties, and denied negotiations with the United States. The reopening of the strait will take place if the "third parties do not come to hinder the process", warn the Iranian authorities.
Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, according to the regime in Tehran – but a reopening depends on the US lifting its blockade of Iranian ports. The US, which previously said an agreement was close, now says the negotiations will take time, calling the Iranian side “extraordinarily difficult people”.
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