Iran Says Held First Meeting with Oman on Managing Hormuz
Iran and Oman held the first Joint Hormuz Committee meeting to review shipping rules as vessels continued through the strait, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi reiterated Iran's determination to maintain control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Iran will move forward with its own plans ahead of fresh negotiations in Doha.
- Renewed kinetic military action, including a drone attack on a Panama-flagged vessel on Saturday, jeopardized the 60-day interim peace agreement signed earlier this month that had ensured free transit through the waterway.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week in Bahrain that "any tolls or fees would be unacceptable," while the International Energy Agency warned that around 60 per cent of Southeast Asia's crude imports transit the route.
- Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are attending talks in Doha on Tuesday, though President Donald Trump declined to predict a breakthrough after recent attacks jeopardized the ceasefire between the two countries.
- Stability in the Gulf remains critical for Beijing and New Delhi, as any disruption would complicate shipping and jeopardize the 10-year agreement to develop the Iranian Chabahar port.
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union-bulletin.comIran Ratchets Up Talk of Controlling Hormuz Ahead of New Talks
(Bloomberg) — A top Iranian official reiterated the country’s determination to maintain control over maritime traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes ahead of fresh negotiations with the US on ending their war for good.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi affirmed that Iran is determined to impose new arrangements for managing the Strait of Hormuz, revealing that the first meeting of the joint committee with the Sultanate of Oman has been held since the signing of the memorandum of understanding with Washington to end the Middle East war.
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