Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, announced on Tuesday that Tehran had rejected Oman’s proposal to divide transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz equally and had instead submitted a temporary plan to Muscat to reopen the waterway.
Speaking to Iranian state television, Gharibabadi stated that Oman had proposed designing the shipping lane so that 50% would fall under Iranian control and the remaining 50% under Omani control. However, the Islamic Republic deemed the plan insufficient.
“We stated that this does not address Iran’s concerns,” Gharibabadi said.
According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, Tehran countered with a temporary proposal under which vessel traffic would follow a single route passing through Iranian territorial waters, with portions of both the inbound and outbound routes located within Iran’s waters.
Gharibabadi also emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s policy is to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz “never returns to its pre-war state,” warning that any European warship approaching the strait would be considered a “legitimate target” by Tehran.
