Iran said on Wednesday that it and Oman had agreed on the coordinates of a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz and were finalizing a joint statement, but cautioned that the arrangement alone would not reopen the waterway.

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…

Iran and Oman are making progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This potential agreement involves shared control and service fees for maritime passage. US officials…