Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing effort for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran yesterday said the vital waterway would not be reopened unless the US ends the war.Washington has announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission, with US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent threatening the Islamic republic with “economic asphyxiation.”During talks in Tehran, foreign ministers from Iran and Oman discussed a “phased framework” that included setting up a “joint temporary navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and an agreement to implement a joint project to clear the Strait of mines,” according to a statement.
People gather on a beach near Bandar Abbas, Iran, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible in the background on Tuesday.
The two countries, both coastal states bordering the strait, have sought to hammer out a plan to regulate transit through it, as laid out in a June US-Iran memorandum of understanding.Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that the proposed framework is “case in point” showing how his country’s “commitment to peace and stability is matched by steadfast diplomacy with our neighbors.”
