Deal with Oman on Strait of Hormuz close, Iran says

Reuters, WASHINGTON and RIYADH Add TT as Preferred Source Iran yesterday said a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close, but would not be enough to free up the waterway.A US official, who declined to be identified, on Friday said Washington anticipated an agreement soon between Iran and Oman so that normal oil traffic could resume.Agreement between the two countries over control of the strategic waterway is seen as crucial to a wider agreement to end the conflict that began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi attends a news conference in Baghdad on June 28. Photo: Reuters Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Iran and Oman were “very close” to agreement on a new shipping route through the St