Iran says Hormuz corridor deal with Oman due within days
Iran said an agreement with Oman on a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz would be signed in the coming days as Tehran prepares to tighten controls around the strategic waterway.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in televised remarks that the agreement covered routes for ships entering and leaving the strait.
Tehran said in August that Iran and Oman had agreed on the coordinates of the route and were finalizing arrangements for managing maritime traffic.
“We will soon declare a restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz,” Rezaei said.
