Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that reopening the strait depends on other conditions, including U.S. compensation to Iran. Meanwhile, the UAE said Iran attacked an Emirati vessel that attempted to cross the waterwayShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand Haaretz05:38 PM • August 08 2026 IDTA deal with Iran and Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz is close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, Tehran said Saturday. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.IranIran Revolutionary GuardsStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHunter Biden Discusses Father's Deteriorating Health as Ex-president Speaks OutIran Says Hormuz Deal With Oman 'Very Close' – but Not Enough to Reopen StraitNetanyahu Seeks $17 Billion Added to Planned 13-year Military Spending BoostWhy Secular Tech Workers Are Fleeing JerusalemShe Never Served in the Israeli Army. Her Heroine Is an Angry SoldierRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology CompanyAs Stevens Falters, Michigan Jews Ponder Their Place in the Democratic PartyEmigration From Israel Remained at a Record High in 2025, Study Finds