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WorldBy The Associated Press8/26/20261 min read
Iran won't allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz if an agreement it's negotiating with Oman is finalized. That's what Iran’s deputy foreign minister told state television late Tuesday. The top diplomats of the two countries met to dis…
✨ Key Highlights
- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said a potential agreement being negotiated with Oman would bar military vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with only commercial shipping permitted through the vital waterway.
- Under the proposed arrangement, inbound commercial traffic into the Persian Gulf would pass through Iranian waters, while outbound routes would run partly through Iranian and partly through Omani waters.
- Gharibabadi described the routes as temporary, with Iran and Oman set to negotiate a permanent maritime traffic plan within the next 30 to 60 days.
- The strait remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began, and U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way," with his administration opposing parts of the developing deal.
- Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was expected in Tehran on Thursday for talks focused on de-escalating tensions, freedom of navigation in the strait, and restoring the pre-war status quo.
- Israeli strikes in Gaza continued, including an airstrike in Deir al-Balah that damaged a food-aid warehouse near a targeted house, further straining the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
Iran wont allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement that the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Irans deputy foreign minister said.
The top diplomats