Oman played both sides — until it didn’t. How a secret shipping deal ignited the Strait of Hormuz

Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict betw

IRGC claims American Unmanned Surface Vessel struck in Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval force struck an American Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) that had been "trying to breach the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz". The IRGC said in a statement: “This strategic waterway, is unde

Tensions are ongoing over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz as both the United States and Iran are claiming control of the waterway. A recent escalation of the attacks in the region is driving oil prices in several countries.

The Sultanate of Oman rejected Iran’s request to jointly impose service fees on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior regional official who spoke to the New York Post on Friday. The New York Post, citing an official, reported that Oman’s refusal stemmed from its desire to avoid

Oman rejects Iranian proposal for Hormuz fees; no revenue-sharing dealOman has rejected an Iranian proposal to impose fees on commercial vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, despite an earlier claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the two countries had reached an agreement on sharing revenue from the st

Trump twice threatened to bomb Oman if it agrees to de facto tolling of the waterway, saying on Aug. 17: “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s–t out of them."