Trump’s path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz may run through Oman

Iran says it isn't negotiating with the United States — but it is talking to another country that could deliver one of President Trump's biggest foreign policy goals: reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran's announcement comes after Trump said US would hold off on new Iran attack in hope of quick deal.

Negotiations on agreement seen as critical to preventing the US-Iran war from escalating said to be in ‘final stages’

Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman in final stages Iran's negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, according to the IRNA news agency. Meanwhile, the foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the talks are aimed at finding a mutually agr

Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency aired footage Sunday of what it said were vessels "waiting for permission" from Iran to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile. In the first incident, a tanker was hit about 11 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Lima. The vessel reported it was “

The plan centers on a key section of international maritime law, whose application is opposed by both Iran and the West.