Iran and Oman plan temporary corridor through Strait of Hormuz as impasse with U.S. persists

Most shipping has since been shut down, as Iran and the U.S. have tried to assert control over the strategic channel, imposing separate blockades

Iran’s deputy foreign minister announced a temporary shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to allow commercial vessels to transit the strategic waterway, as Tehran dismissed U.S. claims that mines had been cleared and warned that the strait could remain closed unless its conditions are met.

Oman and Iran have agreed on a phased framework to establish a temporary joint shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and launch a joint project to clear the waterway of mines, according to a joint statement released on Tuesday.   The bilateral announcement comes as US President Donald Trump stated that the US

Most shipping remains suspended as Tehran and Washington maintain separate blockades

Iran and Oman plan for temporary Hormuz corridor Iran has held new talks with neighbouring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary corridor through the waterway could be announced soon. Iran and Oman s

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s October contracts declined by almost 7% and 9% in five days, respectively.

President Donald Trump has broken Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. Navy cleared mines from the strategic waterway and opened additional shipping routes in what American officials are calling a “watershed moment” that has sharply diminished Tehran’s leverage over global energy markets while Washington

Oman and Iran announce that they have finalised a long-awaited agreement for transit routes regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and Oman held talks in Tehran to discuss the management of traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a joint mine-clearing project. Further negotiations are expected to discuss a permanent solution.

Tensions remain high as an oil tanker was struck near Oman, and the US has threatened sanctions against countries doing business with Iran

Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on  Reuters

CAIRO: Iran said it had restarted talks with neighbour Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from US President Donald Trump in the wider conflict.Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategic waterway, which handled one-fifth

By Yomna Ehab CAIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Iran said it had restarted talks with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump in the wider conflict. Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategi

Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategic waterway, which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war began in February.

Diplomatic efforts to reach a peace deal have stalled and passage through the waterway remains perilous.

Iran and Oman on Tuesday discussed a proposal to establish a jointly managed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the waterway which both border.The two countries have sought to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as written in the US-Iran memorandum of underst