Iran holds out prospect of opening Strait of Hormuz
dpaTehran Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has held out the prospect of reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, the ISNA news agency reported on Saturday. Howev...
An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. According to an Iranian source who spoke to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the arrangement establishes the basis on which the strait could reopen.
The source said the arrangement would be a step towards Iran exercising sovereignty over the strait.
The reopening of the strait depends entirely on the United States meeting Tehran's conditions, according to the Iranian source.
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- Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports middleeasteye.net
- Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports al-monitor.com
- Iran-Oman maritime agreement does not mean reopening Strait of Hormuz: Mehr english.ajel.sa
