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Iran says Hormuz shipping route agreed with Oman; full reopen still tied to U.S. behaviour

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Iran has previously slammed the US for backing a southern Omani route in the waterway without coordination with Tehran, not halting Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, and refusing to unfreeze any of Iran’s money blocked abroad due to sanctions. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that a deal on the Strait of Hormuz is imminent.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said the agreement with Oman was “very close”, but cautioned that a full reopening of the strait would depend on the US staying true to commitments given as part of a June memorandum of understanding (MoU) that were violated. There are questions over what will happen with a US naval blockade of Iran’s southern ports and a drawback of US military assets, which Iran has said will be necessary on the way to fully reopening the strait, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil passes in peacetime. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier that a joint statement could be expected with Oman if a deal is reached to bring back some traffic to the strait, which has been mostly disrupted since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. US media have said the interim agreement is envisaged for 60 days and can be extended. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Tehran said that any reopening of the strait must be accompanied by an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports.

Iran said it had reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies. A joint statement from Tehran and Muscat is under review and in the final drafting stage, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on Wednesday, according to a post on Telegram. Negotiations between the two countries are “forward-moving” and a deal would be struck “if certain third parties do not obstruct this process,” he said. Iran and Oman have been in discussions for several days about a management plan for the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerged as the focal point of the on

Iran says a shipping accord with Oman is in its final stages, but analysts warn sanctions, security concerns and rival US-Iran goals could limit its impact. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said this week that an agreement with Oman , which lies on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz , is in the "final stage" of review and drafting — provided that no external party interfered in the process. The two Persian Gulf states have agreed on the geographical coordinates of a navigation route through the strait , Baghaei was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA on Wednesday evening. Baghaei told journalists that even if an understanding was reached, it would not mean tha

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