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Iran says Hormuz shipping route agreed with Oman; full reopen still tied to U.S. behaviour
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What we know
Iran said Friday it had reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, with a joint Tehran–Muscat statement under review in final drafting, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters. He framed talks as “forward-moving” if “certain third parties” do not obstruct them, and blamed the strait’s closure on U.S. and Israeli attacks rather than any U.S. role in the Oman track. Oil held losses on the reopen prospect; Brent traded near $79.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the understanding covers a temporary route lasting two to four months with substantial traffic through Iranian territorial waters and “does not mean the full reopening” of Hormuz. Iranian state TV and hardline parliamentary security-commission messaging the same week tied any full reopen to a “change in U.S. behaviour.” Trump had claimed a Hormuz deal was imminent; the White House had no immediate comment on Baghaei’s announcement. Inbound/outbound lane coordinates—north via Iran, south via Oman coordinated with Tehran—were the working map described in subsequent weekend reporting.
What's confirmed
- Baghaei Friday: Iran–Oman route agreement; joint statement in final drafting; third-party obstruction caveat (Fortune/Bloomberg).
- Gharibabadi/IRNA: temporary 2–4 month route; not a full Hormuz reopen; U.S. behaviour contingency (Fortune/Bloomberg; DW).
- Friday parliamentary security-commission framing: Oman arrangement framework agreed; reopen still separate from Oman talks (Al Jazeera).
What's still developing
- Whether Muscat and Tehran publish the joint statement and activate any temporary lanes.
- U.S. response and whether temporary routing changes commercial traffic without a political deal.
Sources
- Fortune / Bloomberg — Baghaei route agreement and joint-statement drafting; Gharibabadi temporary-route caveat; oil reaction link
- Al Jazeera — Friday parliament framework confirmation; Oman lane coordinates; reopen vs Oman talks separation link
- DW — Baghaei final-stage drafting; Gharibabadi not-full-reopen line; analyst caveats on sanctions/insurance link