Iranian lawmakers are debating the wording of a proposed deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, with US President Donald Trump insisting an agreement is getting closer.
Trump said the talks are “moving along” and gave no additional comment when asked about progress by White House reporters late Thursday.
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said earlier this week that an understanding with Oman had been reached “in principle,” and state TV cited one lawmaker on Friday as saying the final text and details of an agreement with Muscat will be announced “soon.”
Some Iranian politicians are pushing for clauses such as a ban on US and Israeli ships from the waterway, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, a condition that would defy Washington’s demand for free passage despite a lack of US- or Israeli-flagged commercial ships globally.
