• Hormuz deal: Iran and Oman are close to finalizing a proposed framework for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran’s deputy foreign minister said. However, the agreement would not automatically reopen the waterway, Kazem Gharibabadi warned. Iran has also denied any talks with the US, saying its talks with Oman are strictly bilateral.
• “Messy” peace talks: US Vice President JD Vance said during a Fox News interview that deal talks with Iran would “be messy” and that “the Iranians are extraordinarily difficult people” with a “fractured system.”
• Attacks on shipping: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants said they targeted the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in another key waterway, the Gulf of Aden, claiming they struck the vessel with a ballistic missile and forced it to change course and turn back.
• Israeli strikes in Lebanon: Meanwhile, US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon ended earlier than expected Wednesday amid renewed Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
Iran and Oman are close to finalizing a proposed framework for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. However, the agreement would not automatically reopen the waterway, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in an interview with the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
