Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s security

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…

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…