agreement on hormuz route reached with oman, says iran
Tehran, Aug. 6 -- Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements to jointly manage the waterway, Tehran's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
But official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any reopening would depend on the US fulfilling what Tehran sees as its commitment to end its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.
"...If certain third parties do not obstruct the process, the joint statement of the two countries... is also in the final review and drafting stage," spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, according to state news agency IRNA.
The Trump administration has previously ruled out any deal that would give Iran control over the strait, which was an open international waterway before the war, but has seen traffic reduced to a trickle.P9...
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