According to the report, vessels heading into the Persian Gulf would transit a channel controlled by Iran, and close to its coast, while ships leaving the Gulf would travel on a channel near Oman

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday (Aug 2) said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for…

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed not because of disagreements between Tehran and Muscat, but because of US…