Hormuz deal ‘close’ but will Trump accept it?

With the Trump administration clearly struggling to negotiate a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it has been left to the Gulf state of Oman to mount its own diplomatic initiative to resolve the dispute over one of the world’s busiest waterways. One of the Trump administration’s key demands during its protracted negotiations with Tehran on ending the Iran war has been to reach an agreement that guarantees freedom of navigation for all shipping passing through the strait.