Re-opening Hormuz dependent on US talks not Oman, IRGC says
Iran and Oman are "very close" to reaching an accord on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has stated that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not contingent upon Iran-Oman negotiations, but rather on Iran's acceptance of the US conditions, according to a report by the state news agency Tasnim. A US official had earlier suggested that progress was being made in these talks, which could potentially restore oil exports that have been hindered by the ongoing US conflict with Iran.
However, the IRGC's spokesperson, Hossein Mohebbi, clarified to Iran's Tasnim news agency that the Strait of Hormuz's reopening is subject to the specific mechanisms and conditions set by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not influenced by the Iran-Oman negotiations. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi indicated that Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but warned that there would be conditions, including compensations for what Tehran claims were US breaches of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
Araghchi added that discussions were centered around a temporary shipping route, pending the resolution of technical and legal issues surrounding a permanent route.
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